Daytona Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.17° N 80.98° W

Daytona Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daytona Beach sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.8° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daytona Beach at 7PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (16 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the N by Sat night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.7
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.8
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.3
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
18
62
252
444
700
733
640
665
809
1017
1032
1665
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
40
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
12:34PM1.23m
00:48AM0.93m
1:24PM1.17m
1:42AM0.90m
2:18PM1.13m
Low Tide
7:13PM0.33m
6:56AM0.28m
8:08PM0.34m
7:54AM0.29m
9:02PM0.31m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
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7:26
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7:26
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 mm
1
2
2
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2
2
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3
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
25
25
22
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
22
Feels °C
30
30
29
29
30
28
27
27
22
15
13
14
13
14
15
15
16
17
16
16
18
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