Bal Harbour · Miami-Dade County · Florida
Harbor House Surf Report & Forecast, Bal Harbour, Florida
Harbor House, Bal Harbour, Florida: 1 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.0 ft at 11 seconds from the northeast, with a 9 mph onshore wind from the east-northeast. Water is about 83°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 3.6 ft at 8 pm.
1 ft
knee high · occasional 2 ft
- Swell
- 1.0 ft · 11 s · NEplus 1.0 ft · 3 s · E
- Wind
- 9 mph (ENE)onshore
- Tide
- 1.7 ft risinghigh 3.6 ft at 8 pm
- Water
- 83°Frashguard
- Air
- 80°Ffeels like 87°F
- Sun
- rise 6:34 amset 5:34 pm
Harbor House surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Harbor House: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Harbor House: 9 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (ENE) | 3.4 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (ENE) | 3.9 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (ENE) | 4.0 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (ENE) | 3.9 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (ENE) | 3.4 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.6 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (E) | 1.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (E) | 2.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph onshore (E) | 2.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph onshore (E) | 3.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph onshore (E) | 2.8 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (E) | 3.4 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph onshore (E) | 3.7 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (E), gusts 15 | 3.8 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph onshore (ESE) | 3.5 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 15 | 3.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (ESE) | 2.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 14 | 1.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph onshore (SE) | 1.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (SE) | 1.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (SE) | 1.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (SE) | 2.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (SE) | 2.7 ft |
Harbor House waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Harbor House arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly surging and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 2 s
- Lulls
- about 13 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Surgingwhich means waves surge up the beach without a clean break
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 9% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Harbor House surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Harbor House: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 2 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Fair.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Harbor House are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 11 s · NE | 8 mph onshore (ENE) | 9 mph onshore (ENE) | 2 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 3 s · E | 11 mph onshore (E) | 9 mph onshore (SE) | 9 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 4 s · SE | 7 mph onshore (SE) | 8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 13 | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 10 s · NNE | 9 mph offshore (WSW) | 11 mph offshore (W) | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.5 ft · 5 s · NNE | 10 mph offshore (NW) | 9 mph offshore (NW) | 6 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 3.1 ft · 6 s · NNE | 17 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 12 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 1 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 3.7 ft · 8 s · NNE | 11 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 18 | 12 mph onshore (NE), gusts 19 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2 ft | Poor | 3.0 ft · 5 s · E | 15 mph onshore (E), gusts 21 | 15 mph onshore (E), gusts 23 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 16 mph onshore (ENE) | 17 mph onshore (ENE) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 15 mph cross-shore (NE) | 18 mph onshore (ENE) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Harbor House are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Harbor House tide chart and tide times
Tides at Harbor House today, Monday, Nov 9: low 1.1 ft at 1:31 am, high 4.0 ft at 8:01 am, low 1.6 ft at 2:10 pm and high 3.6 ft at 8 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.7 ft and rising.
Harbor House tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 1.1 ft at 1:31 amHigh 4.0 ft at 8:01 amLow 1.6 ft at 2:10 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 8 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 1.1 ft at 2:15 amHigh 3.8 ft at 8:42 amLow 1.5 ft at 2:46 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 8:43 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.2 ft at 2:52 amHigh 3.9 ft at 9:18 amLow 1.6 ft at 3:21 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 9:14 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.3 ft at 3:28 amHigh 3.8 ft at 9:59 amLow 1.8 ft at 4:01 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 9:55 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.5 ft at 4:09 amHigh 3.8 ft at 10:37 amLow 1.9 ft at 4:46 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 10:34 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.5 ft at 4:54 amHigh 3.5 ft at 11:17 amLow 1.7 ft at 5:32 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 11:21 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.4 ft at 5:39 amHigh 3.3 ft at 12:06 pmLow 1.7 ft at 6:17 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.1 ft at 12:13 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:28 amHigh 3.2 ft at 12:53 pmLow 1.6 ft at 7:09 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.1 ft at 1:11 amLow 1.5 ft at 7:22 amHigh 3.2 ft at 1:44 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Harbor House water temperature
The water temperature at Harbor House is about 83°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 87°F and a 9 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays near 83°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Harbor House
- Haulover0.5 mi N · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Newport Pier2.3 mi N · 1 ft · Poor
- 40th Street5.8 mi S · 1 ft · Poor to Fair
- 21st Street7.0 mi S · 1 ft · Poor to Fair
- Hollywood Beach8.3 mi N · 1–2 ft · Poor
- 5th Street8.3 mi S · 1 ft · Poor
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About Harbor House
Harbor House is a beach break in Bal Harbour, Miami-Dade County, Florida, facing east. Also called Harbour House.
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