Surf Forecasts:
South Beach (Miami) surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period, SSE swell with 12 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for South Beach (Miami) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at South Beach (Miami) in the next 16 days are 0.5m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for South Beach (Miami) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. I’ll give it to you straight.
For the next 16 days around Miami, we’re in a rough spot. There’s a long stretch—starting now and running through to about August 3rd—where there’s basically no surf to speak of. After that we see a small bump, but it never turns into anything you’d talk about. The main issue is a total lack of decent swell and persistent messy wind.
South Beach (Miami) is the only break here and it’s usually consistent, so that makes this dry spell even more noticeable. The water’s warm, around 87°, which is normal for the time of year.
From today through the end of July, it’s poor. Sunday the 26th has a tiny 2 ft south swell at a super short 3 seconds, with a light cross-off breeze from the SSW. The energy is a feeble 9. Oh, and thunderstorms are possible—so it’s not a day to be hanging out on a board in the water.
Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th drop even lower to 0.3 ft—basically a lake. The only good moment is Monday afternoon when the wind goes completely glassy, but you can’t ride a lake. The rest of that week sees tiny waves with cross-off winds, and Thursday afternoon has a 16 mph offshore, but still 0.3 ft swell.
By the first weekend of August, the swell tries to push up to 2 ft from the SSE by Sunday the 2nd arvo, with a 3–4 second period and energy climbing to a still-weak 16. Winds are cross-shore, so the surface is choppy.
Monday the 3rd offers the biggest waves of the entire forecast—3 ft from the SSE with a 5-second period and 50 energy. That is still weak. By this point the wind is cross-onshore from the SE, making it choppy. Everything after that stays between 2 ft and 2 ft, all short-period and cross-onshore, right through to the end.
There is no standout here. Not a single recommendable session for a surfer. If you’ve got a kite, you might find some interest on the cross-on days, but for a surfboard, it’s a long 16-day wait. This kind of dead spell isn’t super normal for the area—usually something turns up—but today the board’s staying on the rack.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||
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) | S 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 10 | S 3 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 4 |
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 kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:24PM0.73m | 7:18AM0.66m | 8:05PM0.76m | 8:02AM0.69m | 8:43PM0.78m | 8:44AM0.72m | 9:19PM0.80m | 9:24AM0.75m | 9:54PM0.80m | 10:04AM0.77m | 10:29PM0.80m | 10:44AM0.78m | 11:04PM0.80m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM0.16m | 1:35PM0.01m | 2:11AM0.13m | 2:17PM-0.01m | 2:49AM0.10m | 2:57PM-0.02m | 3:26AM0.07m | 3:36PM-0.02m | 4:02AM0.05m | 4:14PM-0.01m | 4:38AM0.03m | 4:53PM0.01m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | 4 | 8 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | — | N 10 | N 6 | S 3 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 10 | N 10 | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | E 7 | E 10 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | S 3 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 328 | 237 | 328 | 328 | 359 | 727 | 353 | 1147 | 353 | 353 | 369 | 328 | 328 | 695 | 1035 | 325 | 527 | 859 | 316 | 729 |
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