Daytona Beach surf break

Daytona Beach surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 May 2026 EDT
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Daytona Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Daytona Beach sea temperature is
25.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Daytona Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Daytona Beach at 2AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (19 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (19 May)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
1
ESE
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
44
67
64
119
127
70
72
72
71
71
73
113
35
90
90
88
88
147
90
71
73
73
120
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
20
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:15PM1.71m
10:38AM1.23m
11:09PM1.66m
11:36AM1.20m
00:06AM1.56m
12:37PM1.17m
Low Tide
3:37PM-0.13m
4:44AM-0.05m
4:35PM-0.08m
5:43AM-0.01m
5:37PM-0.01m
6:43AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:09
8:10
8:12
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
27
26
27
28
27
26
26
25
26
27
27
28
27
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
ESE
8
Energy kJ
3
20
3
3
74
81
14
14
14
15
71
55
41
21
4
4
88
90
71
73
73
120
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
15
23
23
35
1
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
4
2
2
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
1
ESE
8
0.7
E
9
Energy kJ
56
44
67
64
119
127
70
72
72
71
73
113
90
90
88
88
147
73
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1981
1588
1488
599
599
492
496
496
1367
1489
1294
1244
64
43
356
1379
1370
1151
615
0
0
0
496
583
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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