Daytona Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North Florida, USA)

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Daytona Beach Surf Guide

Daytona Beach in North Florida is a sandbar break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the east. Sometimes crowded. Beware of Urchin and locals.

Daytona Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Sandbar	4.0
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	18.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Daytona Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Daytona Beach occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Daytona Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Daytona Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 28% of the time in July while 28% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 44% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

28%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

28%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

44%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Daytona Beach Location Map

Interactive Daytona Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Daytona Beach is Executive (Orlando) Airport (ORL) in USA, 78 km (48 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Daytona Beach is Orlando International Airport (MCO), also in USA, 89 km (55 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Daytona Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 4 March 2021, 18:03 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 04			Fri
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	NE	NE	NE	ENE
Period (s)	8	8	8	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	cross- on

What does Daytona Beach look like?

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Tides at Daytona Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Daytona Beach Shores (Sunglow Pier), Florida, 3.0 km from Daytona Beach.

Next High Water: 12:21am | 1.46m

Next Low Water: 06:53am | 0.12m

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Daytona Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (18.8 °C) at Daytona Beach is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 15.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite