Daytona Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.17° N 80.98° W

Daytona Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daytona Beach sea temperature is
27.9°C
0.1° 

Daytona Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Daytona Beach today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daytona Beach at 10AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

Table - waves today at Daytona Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.9
NE
9
2.2
NE
12
2.2
NE
12
2.1
NE
12
2.5
NE
12
2.4
NE
12
2.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
16
33
24
40
85
88
118
132
156
211
352
481
604
555
542
1313
1358
1298
1789
1721
1525
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:09AM1.02m
6:33PM1.22m
6:52AM1.11m
7:12PM1.24m
7:32AM1.20m
7:51PM1.26m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.06m
00:43AM0.05m
12:50PM-0.00m
1:19AM-0.02m
1:33PM-0.05m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
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7:19
7:17
7:16
 mm
2
5
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
28
27
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
23
24
Feels °C
32
30
29
29
29
28
28
28
26
28
26
25
25
25
23
23
23
23
23
21
22
22
23
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