Check the Beach

South Beach

Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States

South Beach 1 photo

  • South Beach

    South Beach. Matt Kieffer, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:45 pm
8 am
6.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
2.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
10 am
4.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.5
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.0
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
23°C73°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2013 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
16%
Sunset
6:45 pm
Today
6.6Good8 am1912
2.6Poor9 am2918
4.8Fair10 am74
5.5Good11 am2213
5.9Good12 pm1912
6.0Good1 pm148
6.5Good2 pm149
6.6Good3 pm43
7.1Great4 pm1811
6.2Good5 pm1811
7.1Great6 pm1610
Sat
8.5Excellent8 am2314
6.1Good9 am1912
7.6Great10 am2616
5.6Good11 am2817
5.7Good12 pm2616
5.7Good1 pm2717
4.6Fair2 pm3622
4.9Fair3 pm2516
4.9Fair4 pm2717
4.8Fair5 pm2817
5.8Good6 pm2516
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 pm, -0.2 m. High at 6 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 1 am, -0.2 mLow 12 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 12 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.7 GoodBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 70%
  • Mon4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 68%
  • Tue5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 41%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 11 am to 1 pmWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 30%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 39%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 200 m640 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms260 m860 ft away
  • Showers30 m90 ft away
  • Drinking water30 m100 ft away
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m320 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink147 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground100 m340 ft away
  • Rentals7 within 500 m0.3 miOcean Dr and 12th Street
  • DogsNot allowed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
250 m800 ftWashington Avenue & 11th Street
Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miMiami Beach (city)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miMiami Seaplane Base (MPB)

Nearby places

  • Ocean Dr and 12th StreetRental
    10 m30 ft
  • Ocean Dr and 10th Street (Art Deco Welcome Center)Rental
    200 m660 ft
  • Citi Bike MiamiRental
    280 m910 ft
  • Bike & RollRental
    310 m0.2 mi
  • Ocean Dr and 9th StreetRental
    390 m0.2 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources