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NWS MFL · FLZ173; official reef-face range: 0–1 ft

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 7:40 PM EDT

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Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

No upcoming daytime sample has current, finite wind evidence.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

Returned marine grid point is 2.5 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
Reference model hour: 0 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind SE 9.9 kt

Tide 2 ft falling

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellSSE 0.9 ft @ 2sValid 2026-09-22 20:00 · America/New_YorkMarine grid 25.7917, -80.1250 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea1.0 ft @ 3.9sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-22 20:00 · America/New_York

Model windSE 9.9 ktonshoreValid 2026-09-22 20:00 · America/New_York7.6 kt onshore component

Tide2 ftfallingNOAA Virginia Key 8723214 · 5.3 km from South Beach Miami · predicted height relative to MLLWRetrieved Sep 22, 7:45 PM EDT · provider issue time unavailable81% of adjacent local low–high range · descriptive, not a safety rating

NWS MFL · FLZ173

Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................1 foot or less. Thunderstorm Potential**....High. Waterspout Risk**...........None. Water Temperature...........In the mid 80s. Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. High Temperature............In the upper 80s. Winds.......................South winds around 10 mph. Tides... Miami Harbor Entrance....Low at 11:56 AM EDT. Sunrise.....................7:09 AM. Sunset......................7:18 PM.

REST OF TODAYOfficial breaking-surf height for Coastal Miami-Dade; forecast-zone range, not a calibrated break transformationIssued Sep 22, 4:21 PM EDT

Hollywood Beach, FL (265) buoy 41122 · 26 km from South Beach Miami1 ft @ 2sNDBC significant wave height (Hs) from a buoy in this spot’s checked seaward hemisphere; not breaking-wave face heightObserved Sep 22, 7:00 PM EDT

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for South Beach Miami
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	SSE 4.8 ktcross-shore	1 ftnear low	SSE 0.8 ft @ 3s
1 AM	SSE 6 ktcross-shore	1 ftrising	SSE 0.8 ft @ 4s
2 AM	SE 5 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftrising	SSE 0.7 ft @ 4s
3 AM	SE 6.8 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftrising	SSE 0.9 ft @ 4s
4 AM	ESE 3.5 ktonshore	2 ftrising	SSE 0.9 ft @ 3s
5 AM	SSE 4.4 ktcross-shore	2 ftrising	SSE 1.1 ft @ 3s
6 AM	SSE 5.5 ktcross-shore	2 ftnear high	SSE 1.1 ft @ 3s
7 AM	S 3.7 ktcross-shore	2 ftfalling	SSE 1.2 ft @ 3s
8 AM	SSE 5 ktcross-shore	2 ftfalling	SSE 1.3 ft @ 3s
9 AM	SSE 5.6 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftfalling	SSE 1.2 ft @ 3s
10 AM	S 7.5 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftfalling	SSE 1.2 ft @ 3s
11 AM	S 7.8 ktcross-shore	1 ftfalling	SSE 1.1 ft @ 3s
Noon	S 6.2 ktcross-shore	1 ftnear low	SSE 1.1 ft @ 3s
1 PM	SSE 5.9 ktcross-shore	1 ftrising	SSE 1.0 ft @ 3s
2 PM	SE 5.1 ktcross-shore	1 ftrising	SSE 0.9 ft @ 3s
3 PM	SSE 6.1 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftrising	SSE 0.9 ft @ 3s
4 PM	S 6.3 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftrising	SSE 1.0 ft @ 3s
5 PM	SSE 7.7 ktcross-shore	2 ftrising	SSE 1.0 ft @ 3s
6 PM	SE 7.2 ktcross-shore	2 ftrising	SSE 0.9 ft @ 2s
7 PM	SE 11.5 ktonshore	2.5 ftfalling	SSE 0.9 ft @ 2s
8 PM	SE 9.9 ktonshore	2 ftfalling	SSE 0.9 ft @ 2s
9 PM	ESE 9.2 ktonshore	2 ftfalling	SSE 0.8 ft @ 3s
10 PM	W 7.3 ktoffshore	1.5 ftfalling	SSE 0.8 ft @ 3s
11 PM	SSW 7 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftfalling	SSE 0.7 ft @ 3s

12 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 4.8 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftnear lowOffshore swellSSE 0.8 ft @ 3s

1 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 6 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellSSE 0.8 ft @ 4s

2 AMUnavailable

WindSE 5 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellSSE 0.7 ft @ 4s

3 AMUnavailable

WindSE 6.8 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellSSE 0.9 ft @ 4s

4 AMUnavailable

WindESE 3.5 ktonshoreTide2 ftrisingOffshore swellSSE 0.9 ft @ 3s

5 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 4.4 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftrisingOffshore swellSSE 1.1 ft @ 3s

6 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 5.5 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftnear highOffshore swellSSE 1.1 ft @ 3s

7 AMUnavailable

WindS 3.7 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftfallingOffshore swellSSE 1.2 ft @ 3s

8 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 5 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftfallingOffshore swellSSE 1.3 ft @ 3s

9 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 5.6 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellSSE 1.2 ft @ 3s

10 AMUnavailable

WindS 7.5 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellSSE 1.2 ft @ 3s

11 AMUnavailable

WindS 7.8 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellSSE 1.1 ft @ 3s

NoonUnavailable

WindS 6.2 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftnear lowOffshore swellSSE 1.1 ft @ 3s

1 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 5.9 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellSSE 1.0 ft @ 3s

2 PMUnavailable

WindSE 5.1 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellSSE 0.9 ft @ 3s

3 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 6.1 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellSSE 0.9 ft @ 3s

4 PMUnavailable

WindS 6.3 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellSSE 1.0 ft @ 3s

5 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 7.7 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftrisingOffshore swellSSE 1.0 ft @ 3s

6 PMUnavailable

WindSE 7.2 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftrisingOffshore swellSSE 0.9 ft @ 2s

7 PMUnavailable

WindSE 11.5 ktonshoreTide2.5 ftfallingOffshore swellSSE 0.9 ft @ 2s

8 PMUnavailable

WindSE 9.9 ktonshoreTide2 ftfallingOffshore swellSSE 0.9 ft @ 2s

9 PMUnavailable

WindESE 9.2 ktonshoreTide2 ftfallingOffshore swellSSE 0.8 ft @ 3s

10 PMUnavailable

WindW 7.3 ktoffshoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellSSE 0.8 ft @ 3s

11 PMUnavailable

WindSSW 7 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellSSE 0.7 ft @ 3s

Tide

NOAA Virginia Key 8723214 · 5.3 km from South Beach Miami · MLLW

Interpolated tide height Recommended window

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Beach/jetty break.

Mapped spot coordinate: 25.77, -80.13.

Mainland · Coast not verified · Ocean-facing bearing 90° · Location provenance

Model request point: South Beach Miami (25.77, -80.13). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 5/5 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier A · US_EAST · spot-level model point

NWS MFL · FLZ173; official reef-face range0–1 ftCurrent · Sep 22, 4:21 PM EDT

NWS MFL · FLZ173
NWS MFL · FLZ173; Official breaking-surf height for Coastal Miami-Dade; forecast-zone range, not a calibrated break transformationCurrentSep 22, 4:21 PM EDT
Hollywood Beach, FL (265) buoy 41122 · 26 km from South Beach Miami
Hollywood Beach, FL (265) buoy 41122 · 26 km from South Beach Miami; NDBC significant wave height (Hs) from a buoy in this spot’s checked seaward hemisphere; not breaking-wave face heightCurrentSep 22, 7:00 PM EDT
NOAA CO-OPS Tides and Currents API
NOAA Virginia Key 8723214 · 5.3 km from South Beach Miami; predicted high/low events above MLLW, converted to feet. Timestamp is retrieval time; provider issue time is not supplied.CurrentSep 22, 7:45 PM EDT
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 7:45 PM EDT
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 7:45 PM EDT
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot applicableNo source time

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.