Miami Surf Break

Lat Long: 5.80° S 35.18° W

Miami 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Miami sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.7° 

Miami surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Miami today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Miami at 12AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (12 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (12 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

Table - waves today at Miami. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
7
1.9
SE
6
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.8
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
281
302
341
317
287
255
251
279
263
271
262
237
235
217
202
173
202
224
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:27PM2.22m
3:44AM2.24m
4:10PM2.28m
4:28AM2.33m
4:51PM2.30m
Low Tide
9:38PM0.07m
9:59AM-0.06m
10:21PM-0.02m
10:43AM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
23
22
22
26
27
27
25
24
23
22
22
25
27
27
25
25
Feels °C
25
24
22
22
22
24
24
25
24
24
23
22
22
24
26
26
25
26
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