Surf Forecasts:
Fifth Street (Miami) surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period, SE swell with 14 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fifth Street (Miami) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Fifth Street (Miami) in the next 16 days are 0.6m 4s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fifth Street (Miami) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking flat and pretty grim for a surf at Fifth Street (Miami). The finder is showing zero on the scoreboard for the entire 16-day window, so I ain't gonna sugarcoat it. There’s just no real swell on the horizon, and the little bumps we do see are getting chopped up or are too weak to bother with.
The water’s sitting at a warm 87° with a 2° anomaly, so it's a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, which is nice if you’re just having a swim, but it’s not helping the surf.
We’re looking at a long stretch of nothing. From now through the end of the month, the swell heights are mostly below 3ft, with the occasional 0.3ft to 2ft dribble. The wind’s all over the place too, mostly cross-onshore or onshore, keeping things choppy and messy. The combined energy is weak, mostly in the single digits or teens (10, 5, 4, 6), with a few brief pushes to 50 and 40 around Wednesday the 26th, but even then the swell is short-period junky stuff – not worth paddling out for.
There’s a little glimmer around the 23rd and 24th, with swell pushing to 2ft and 3ft from the SSE, but it’s cross-onshore and gusty, with a combined energy of just 18 and 28. That’s not surf, that’s just whitecaps. The period is a punchy 4-5 seconds, which tells you it’s all windswell and no push. Not a single period over 11 seconds in the whole run, and even the 9-10 second stuff is only on the tiny 0.3ft days. Long-period groundswell? Forget it.
By the time we get to the last few days of August and into September, it stays small. The 26th and 27th might see 3ft and 3ft from the ESE and E, but it’s onshore ENE wind and still short-period. The best of the “surf” might be the clean glassy morning on the 22nd – but there’s only 0.7ft on offer, so it’s a lake paddle, not a surf.
Honestly, with this much swell, wind, and a beach-and-reef setup, it looks like it’s gonna be a better window for the kite surfers than the paddle surfers. There’s just no push and no shape.
The only real positives are the clean windows – like Tuesday morning the 18th with light WNW cross-off wind and clean conditions, and Saturday morning the 22nd with glass. But with no swell, clean conditions just mean a flat ocean. If you’re desperate, maybe look at the 23rd afternoon – 3ft at 5 seconds from SSE, but it’s cross-onshore and bumpy. Not worth the drive.
The long-range stuff around the 26th onwards is still looking small in size, with the raw energy picking up a bit to a moderate 40-50, but the period is still nothing to write home about.
So, it’s a blank run, plain and simple. It’s not unusual for this area to go quiet like this. The board stays in the car, the wetsuit stays in the bag. Keep an eye on the charts, but for the next 16 days, I’d be making other plans. This is Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 3 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
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2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 8 | |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:37AM0.80m | 1:19PM0.78m | 1:22AM0.74m | 2:12PM0.74m | 2:10AM0.69m | 3:11PM0.71m | 3:05AM0.66m | 4:14PM0.70m | 4:07AM0.65m | 5:15PM0.71m | 5:10AM0.66m | 6:09PM0.74m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM0.04m | 7:22PM0.18m | 7:44AM0.09m | 8:14PM0.24m | 8:36AM0.13m | 9:13PM0.28m | 9:34AM0.16m | 10:18PM0.30m | 10:35AM0.16m | 11:21PM0.29m | 11:33AM0.15m | 00:16AM0.26m | |||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | |
7:53 | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 30 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | S 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 3 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 5 | E 5 | NE 8 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 11 | — | N 6 | E 10 | — | — | NE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 |
1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — |
2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NE 3 | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 315 | 325 | 325 | 315 | 325 | 325 | 369 | 728 | 1632 | 1148 | 369 | 502 | 502 | 860 | 256 | 238 | 238 | 379 | 236 |
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Information about the Fifth Street (Miami) Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Fifth Street (Miami) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Fifth Street (Miami) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Fifth Street (Miami) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Fifth Street (Miami)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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