Live skimboarding conditions for 14 beaches in Miami, Florida. Each beach gets a skim score from 0 to 10, built from shorebreak size, how close the waves break to the sand, wind, tide and swell quality. 8 or higher is a W Skim.
Steeper beaches here, like Cape Florida, Virginia Key Beach, Crandon Park North, usually skim best around mid tide, when waves break right on the sand. Flatter, wider beaches, like Haulover, South Pointe, Miami Beach, Lummus Park (South Beach), are better near low tide and on small days for flatland.