Surf Forecasts:
South Beach (Miami) surf forecast from 10 Oct 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 11 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, SSE swell with 46 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 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 11) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 11) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sun 11th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for South Beach (Miami) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 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) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 17 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:51PM1.01m | 9:23AM1.06m | 9:28PM1.00m | 10:02AM1.04m | 10:04PM0.97m | 10:41AM1.01m | 10:40PM0.92m | 11:21AM0.96m | 11:18PM0.88m | 12:03PM0.91m | 11:59PM0.83m | 12:50PM0.87m | 00:47AM0.79m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM0.15m | 3:04AM0.06m | 3:29PM0.17m | 3:41AM0.07m | 4:08PM0.21m | 4:18AM0.10m | 4:46PM0.25m | 4:56AM0.14m | 5:25PM0.30m | 5:35AM0.19m | 6:08PM0.34m | 6:18AM0.24m | 6:57PM0.38m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 6 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | E 6 | E 3 | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 4 | NNE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 6 | NNE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | N 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 4 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 17 | 40 | 6 | 6 | — | 7 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 397 | 376 | 176 | 232 | 235 | 451 | 922 | 363 | 859 | 727 | 727 | 599 | 727 | 1166 | 913 | 939 | 1147 | 952 | 938 | 329 |
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