Daytona Beach surf break

Daytona Beach surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 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
25.3° 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 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (13 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (13 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
215
156
164
151
170
161
134
111
111
108
77
77
77
61
49
39
49
38
31
31
23
23
23
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
5
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:02PM1.22m
5:16AM1.12m
5:55PM1.36m
6:10AM1.15m
6:46PM1.49m
7:04AM1.19m
Low Tide
11:16PM0.08m
11:26AM-0.05m
00:11AM0.01m
12:13PM-0.12m
1:04AM-0.05m
1:01PM-0.16m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:07
4
4
3
5
3
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
22
22
25
25
25
24
24
24
22
22
25
27
26
25
25
24
25
24
25
26
24
24
24
26
25
24
27
26
25
25
25
26
23
23
24
26
25
25
27
25
24
22
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
Energy kJ
9
156
164
151
170
161
134
111
111
108
77
77
77
61
49
9
49
38
31
31
23
23
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.7
ESE
6
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
E
10
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
4
9
9
27
9
9
9
8
2
8
2
2
2
2
9
2
9
9
5
5
9
9
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
2
9
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
8
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1.5
ENE
7
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NE
7
Energy kJ
95
215
48
25
2
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
496
584
584
0
0
0
93
93
182
243
212
76
9
0
43
492
128
492
0
144
491
595
595
595
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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