Daytona Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.17° N 80.98° W

Daytona Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daytona Beach sea temperature is
28.0°C
0.2° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daytona Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
88
88
70
70
50
37
36
23
23
22
30
21
23
21
13
12
9
6
14
14
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:08PM1.17m
2:20AM0.90m
3:09PM1.15m
3:24AM0.88m
4:09PM1.14m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.37m
8:36AM0.28m
9:47PM0.35m
9:34AM0.26m
10:39PM0.30m
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:23
7:22
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
28
29
30
29
30
30
30
30
29
30
29
30
30
30
30
30
31
30
30
28
28
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