Surf Forecasts:
Fifth Street (Miami) surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, SE swell with 53 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 1.1m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fifth Street (Miami) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s talk about the stretch from Fifth Street in Miami.
Look, I gotta be straight with you – the next sixteen days are a tough watch for any surfer around here. The whole outlook is a string of poor surf conditions, and there just isn’t a single standout window worth getting excited about. For the next week, the swell is barely a whisper. On Monday the 10th, we’ve got a tiny 1 ft swell from the ENE with a pathetic 4-second period – combined energy is a measly 10 (weak). That’s not surf, that’s a ripple. The wind is onshore from the east at 9 mph, so the surface is going to be messy. The water is warm, 86°, which is about average for this time of year.
The pattern doesn't improve as we go into Tuesday the 11th. Still onshore winds, still tiny, weak swells. By Wednesday the 12th, it’s a light cross-onshore breeze, but the swell height drops to 0.3 ft. The combined energy dips to 6. We get a few days with slightly bigger numbers – Saturday the 15th morning shows a 3 ft SE swell, period 5 seconds, and energy at 46. But that’s still small and short-period, and the wind is a moderate cross-onshore at 16 mph, so it’ll be choppy and blown out.
Looking deeper into the second week, from around the 19th of August, the swell period starts to creep up – we see a 1.0 ft swell from the ENE with a 12-second period on the Wednesday morning, giving us 35 energy. A longer period like that suggests better shape, but the size is just too small to do anything with. The winds stay mostly cross-onshore or onshore.
This is just a long, blank run for surf. Fifth Street is a sheltered, inconsistent spot, and with the persistent onshore winds and lack of any real swell energy, there’s nothing to recommend. If you see a kite out there, that’ll be the only thing moving.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 3 | N 9 | SE 4 | N 9 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ENE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 43 | 6 | 53 | 40 | 4 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:21PM0.88m | 7:31AM0.87m | 8:13PM0.92m | 8:26AM0.91m | 9:01PM0.95m | 9:18AM0.93m | 9:47PM0.95m | 10:08AM0.94m | 10:31PM0.94m | 10:55AM0.92m | 11:14PM0.90m | 11:42AM0.88m | 11:55PM0.85m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.04m | 1:50PM-0.11m | 2:21AM-0.01m | 2:43PM-0.12m | 3:11AM-0.05m | 3:32PM-0.11m | 3:58AM-0.07m | 4:19PM-0.08m | 4:43AM-0.07m | 5:05PM-0.02m | 5:27AM-0.05m | 5:49PM0.04m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | NE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | E 6 | SE 4 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 4 | N 13 | N 12 | SSE 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | NE 12 | — | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | — | N 12 | — | — | E 8 | N 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | E 2 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ENE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 43 | 6 | 53 | 40 | 4 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 376 | 901 | 993 | 1632 | 1148 | 328 | 1632 | 767 | 767 | 1559 | 998 | 914 | 1632 | 694 | 914 | 1632 | 271 | 236 | 847 | 258 |
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