Surf Forecasts:
Fifth Street (Miami) surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period, E swell with 33 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 0.9m 4s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) 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 0.4m 4s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fifth Street (Miami) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get real about what’s happening in the water.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough run. We’re looking at a solid 16-day window, and honestly, there’s hardly a single moment that’s going to get the heart pumping. The first real surf we see is on Tuesday, September 1st, but it’s a joke: a tiny 0.3 ft swell from the NE with a short period. The wind is on it, and the energy is pathetic (5). It’s labelled as poor surf, and that’s the truth. This pattern keeps up for days.
We’ve got a long stretch of nothing worthwhile. From Tuesday morning all the way through to the end of the first week, it’s just tiny, weak waves and messy wind. The biggest we see in that first week is a 2 ft on Friday morning, September 4th, but it’s a short-period windswell (4 seconds) and the combined energy is still weak (19). Not worth paddling out for.
Things try to pick up a little around Wednesday, September 9th. We get a 3 ft swell from the NNE, but the period is still a short 7 seconds, and the wind is onshore. The energy is climbing to 93 – still moderate, but the surf quality is marked as poor. By Thursday, September 10th, we’re seeing 3 ft from the NE with a period of 8 seconds and energy in the 80s. The wind is light and onshore, so it’s not clean. It’s the best of a bad bunch, but even then, it’s a flat, weak option.
The second week is more of the same, just smaller. By Sunday, September 13th, we’re back to 0.3 ft dribble with strong onshore winds. There is no standout. There is no day where you’d look at the forecast and be frothing.
The only spot we’ve got to work with is Fifth Street (Miami). It’s a sheltered beach and reef setup, usually inconsistent, and it’s often crowded. The optimum swell direction is NNE, which we get a little of on the 9th, but the quality never comes together. The water temp is about average for the time of year – nothing unusual there.
If I’m being honest, this whole 16-day window is a write-off for paddle surfing. The energy is too low, the wind is too often onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell is weak and short-period. It’s a blank run, and for this area, that’s not unusual. Keep the board in the car, but don’t get your hopes up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | NE 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
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 kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:11PM0.89m | 11:48AM0.91m | 11:53PM0.87m | 12:39PM0.88m | 00:42AM0.84m | 1:37PM0.85m | 1:40AM0.81m | 2:44PM0.83m | 2:50AM0.79m | 3:57PM0.83m | 4:07AM0.80m | 5:09PM0.85m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.01m | 5:53PM0.14m | 6:13AM0.02m | 6:42PM0.19m | 7:07AM0.05m | 7:41PM0.23m | 8:09AM0.08m | 8:50PM0.25m | 9:21AM0.10m | 10:06PM0.25m | 10:35AM0.10m | 11:18PM0.21m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | 7:40 | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 7 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | ENE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 3 | E 8 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 8 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 5 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 12 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | E 9 | NE 9 | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | N 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | SSE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 338 | 338 | 175 | 777 | 328 | 362 | 338 | 362 | 328 | 450 | 1632 | 728 | 941 | 1632 | 907 | 369 | 326 | 1166 |
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