South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.74° N 124.17° W

South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's South Beach sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.4° 

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


How big are the waves at South Beach today (09 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for South Beach at 8PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
1.6
NW
8
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
183
227
190
192
246
297
241
287
280
298
334
318
248
299
299
362
239
276
227
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
ESE
0
NE
5
N
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
5
N
0
NNE
5
SSW
5
N
5
SE
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:27AM1.92m
11:03PM2.22m
12:01PM2.03m
11:53PM2.18m
12:34PM2.12m
Low Tide
5:04PM0.52m
5:39AM-0.17m
5:52PM0.34m
6:16AM-0.06m
6:38PM0.19m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:35
7:32
 mm
Temp °C
24
22
18
18
18
18
18
21
19
18
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
13
12
Feels °C
22
21
18
18
18
17
17
20
18
17
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
11
12
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