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South Beach weather

Near-perfect conditions for beach time and boat tours across South Beach today.

  • 76°FRight now
  • 85° / 73°Today
  • 5:35 PMSunset

Conditions on South Beach

Mostly clear

76°

Mostly clear · feels like 81°

TodayHigh 85° · Low 73°

Near-perfect conditions for beach time and boat tours across South Beach today.

Humidity78%
Wind7 mph NNE
Rain8%

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 5:35 PM

Updated

Best time to go outside today

Early morning, 7 AM – 1 PM

Near-perfect conditions for beach time and boat tours across South Beach today.

Outdoor comfort94 out of 100 · Excellent

Sweet spot around 7 AM at 73°F.

Updated

Hour by hour

The bar is our outdoor-comfort score for that hour: temperature, rain, wind, UV and humidity together.

  1. 74°
    0%5 AM
  2. 73°
    0%6 AM
  3. 73°
    0%7 AM
  4. 76°
    0%8 AM
  5. 79°
    0%9 AM
  6. 82°
    0%10 AM
  7. 83°
    0%11 AM
  8. 84°
    0%12 PM
  9. 85°
    0%1 PM
  10. 85°
    0%2 PM
  11. 85°
    1%3 PM
  12. 83°
    2%4 PM
  13. 83°
    1%5 PM
  14. 79°
    3%6 PM
  15. 78°
    4%7 PM
  16. 78°
    7%8 PM
  17. 77°
    7%9 PM
  18. 77°
    11%10 PM

Dimmed hours are after dark.

Updated

The week ahead

  1. Overcast

    85° / 73°

  2. Overcast

    84° / 73°

  3. Rain

    82° / 73°

  4. Overcast

    81° / 78°

  5. Light drizzle

    81° / 78°

  6. Drizzle

    86° / 76°

  7. Light drizzle

    78° / 65°

Updated

Sunrise and sunset

Sunrise
6:32 AM
Sunset
5:35 PM
Daylight
11 hr 3 min
Golden hour
from 4:35 PM

Times are local (America/New York). Golden hour is the hour before sunset, when the light comes off the water at an angle and the photographs start working.

On the water

Water82°F
WavesGlassy — 0.7 ft
Swell period6.6s

  • BoatingExcellent

    Seas around 0.7 ft with 8 mph of wind — flat enough for small boats and cameras.

  • SwimmingExcellent

    Water at 82°F with 0.7 ft of surf — warm, and calm enough for children.

  • FishingExcellent

    Seas 0.7 ft, wind 8 mph on a 7s swell — offshore is on the table.

Updated

Plan around it

What to do with the weather you have got

The forecast is only useful if it changes the plan. These are the South Beach pages that match each kind of day.

When it is wet

Indoor and under-cover plans that do not depend on the sky clearing.

When the water is behaving

On the water and in it — the things a calm, warm day is actually for.

When it is dry and mild

Land-based outdoor plans for the days the forecast gives you.

After the sun goes

What the evening is for once the light has gone off the water.

The longer view

South Beach's climate, season by season

Today's forecast tells you what to wear. This tells you when to come.

South Beach runs its warmest in summer (June – August), averaging 89°F by day and 79°F overnight. Winter (December – February) is the other end of it: highs around 76°F, lows near 64°F. That is a 25-degree spread between the hottest afternoon and the coldest night of a typical year, which is why the same packing list does not work twice here. Visitor numbers track it closely — winter is full, fall is quiet — so the cheapest weather is rarely the most comfortable weather.

  • Winter

    December – February

    76°F / 64°F

    fullcrowds
    fullprices
    • Driest, least humid weather of the year and the best light on the deco facades
    • Art Basel Miami Beach in the first week of December, 4–6 December in 2026
    • Ocean Drive has been closing to cars from around Thanksgiving through March — check the current arrangement

  • Spring

    March – May

    82°F / 71°F

    busycrowds
    busyprices
    • March spring break brings checkpoints, restricted Ocean Drive access and a heavy police presence
    • Rules change every year — check the city's current arrangements rather than last season's
    • April and May are the best value of the first half of the year

  • Summer

    June – August

    89°F / 79°F

    steadycrowds
    quietprices
    • Lowest hotel rates of the year, often by a factor that looks like a misprint
    • Afternoon storms are short and violent rather than all-day rain
    • The ocean reaches the mid-eighties, warm enough to stop cooling you down

  • Fall

    September – November

    84°F / 75°F

    quietcrowds
    quietprices
    • Quietest and cheapest weeks of the year, until Art Basel arrives in early December
    • Statistical peak of hurricane season through October
    • King tides flood low bay-side streets on sunny days; the city publishes the windows

Book around it

The Beach suit conditions like today's

Departures cancel for weather, not for forecasts. Check the operator's own cancellation terms before you book on a marginal day.

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Shared departures

Per-seat pricing, fixed departure times, and other people on the boat. For one or two of you this is almost always the right call.

Private and small-group

Priced for the boat rather than the seat, and often the cheaper answer for four or more once you divide it out. Worth checking against the shared price above before you assume private means expensive.

Last updated

Conditions checked (America/New York). This page refreshes every half hour. Forecast data from Open-Meteo.