21st Street (Miami) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me tell you how it’s looking for our little stretch of coast here.

Truth be told, it’s a pretty quiet run ahead. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak, and often messy conditions coming up. Don’t expect much in the way of proper waves for the first week and a half or so. There’s a big gap with no real recommendations until we get towards the end of the month. The only spot worth mentioning is 21st Street (Miami), and even then, it’s a waiting game. This place is inconsistent at the best of times, and the coming week looks like a write-off for decent surf.

For Tuesday the 15th through to the middle of next week, it’s mostly tiny slop. We’re looking at ankle to knee-high dribble from the east and northeast, with onshore winds messing it up. The water is sitting at a warm 87°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year – feels like a bath! But don’t get your hopes up for the waves.

The first glimmer of something better shows up around Thursday the 24th. The swell starts to push up to around 5 ft from the NNE, with moderate wave energy kicking in (303). But the wind is all wrong – cross-shore, and then onshore in the afternoon – so it’ll be lumpy and hard to enjoy.

Now, Friday the 25th morning is the first real standout. We get a clean window: light cross-offshore winds from the SSW, and a solid NNE swell at 5 ft with a period of 8 seconds. The energy is strong (354). This is your best chance for a proper session. It’s not huge, but with clean conditions, 21st Street could offer some fun, rippable peaks. After that, Saturday the 26th morning also looks promising – a gentle offshore from the west with a 4 ft NNE swell (282). The wind will be clean, and it’ll be just you and the ocean.

But keep in mind, the rest of that weekend and into the following week, the wind swings around again, turning it messy or too strong. Sunday the 27th morning has a bigger swell (5 ft) and a very long period of 10 seconds, with moderate to strong energy (398), but a stiff cross-offshore wind makes it risky. That kind of groundswell period *should* mean good shape, but the wind might chop it up.

For the very end of the month, Monday the 28th also has some size, with a 5 ft NNE swell (294), but the wind is howling at 19 mph. That’s more for the experts, or for kite surfers to be honest.

So, to sum it up: there’s a long dry spell until the 25th. That Friday morning is your best bet – 5 ft NNE groundswell with light offshore wind. It’ll be clean and have some punch. Saturday morning is a close second. Anything after that is a roll of the dice with the wind. It’s a waiting game, but there might be a couple of windows to get out there.

Rusty.

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