Government Cut
Miami · Atlantic coast
Check Government Cut nowNWS advisories, tides and ebb, sun and moon. Free, no sign-up.Current in the inlet
NOAA publishes current predictions for this inlet (Miami Harbor Entrance, station MIH0901). The ebb sets toward 114° (southeast); typical peak ebb 2.4 kn, up to 3.2 kn at spring tides.
Ebb against swell on the bar
Swell and wind from the southeast meet the ebb head on: waves get shorter and steeper and can break on the bar. The same swell on the flood is usually far easier. The app compares the hour-by-hour current with the forecast waves and wind to rate each hour.
Bar depth used to estimate wave steepening: about 15 m (49 ft). Sandbars move: this is not a chart and never says where to cross.
Local notes
- PortMiami: cruise ships and cargo; security zones around moving ships.
Hour by hour, 48 hours ahead
The app rates every hour of the next 48 for Government Cut: Lower risk, Caution, Hazardous or Extreme, with waves on the bar, wind, current and the inlet map. Free trial of Pro for 7 days.
Data for this inlet
- NWS marine forecast, zone AMZ651
- NOAA tide predictions: Miami Beach, Government Cut
- NOAA current predictions: Miami Harbor Entrance
- NDBC buoy 41122 (waves, 27 km away)
- Wind observations: station VAKF1
- Airport weather: KMIA