Daytona Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.17° N 80.98° W

Daytona Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daytona Beach sea temperature is
27.4°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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daytona Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
15
15
15
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
21
21
18
17
73
31
24
23
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:45AM1.43m
10:00PM1.13m
10:25AM1.40m
10:39PM1.08m
11:06AM1.35m
Low Tide
3:17AM-0.02m
4:04PM0.06m
3:55AM0.04m
4:47PM0.14m
4:35AM0.11m
5:32PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
22
24
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
21
22
23
27
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
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