Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fifth Street (Miami) today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fifth Street (Miami) at 8PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fifth Street (Miami). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 3 | S 3 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 3 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:11PM0.71m | 3:05AM0.66m | 4:14PM0.70m | 4:07AM0.65m | 5:15PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM0.13m | 9:13PM0.28m | 9:34AM0.16m | 10:18PM0.30m | 10:35AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 |
— | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 353 | 407 | 328 | 1673 | 1325 | 728 | 860 | 914 | 1632 | 1684 | 728 | 502 | 450 | 777 | 860 | 860 | 844 | 315 | 353 | 359 | 238 |
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