Daytona Beach surf break

Daytona Beach surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 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
27.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Daytona Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Daytona Beach at 9AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (26 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (26 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
1.4
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
207
220
102
135
139
121
128
229
236
202
207
125
160
141
55
275
221
221
77
154
75
58
55
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
20
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
SW
5
S
5
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:08AM1.08m
5:46PM1.28m
6:00AM1.04m
6:33PM1.33m
6:46AM1.02m
7:16PM1.37m
Low Tide
11:05PM0.14m
11:12AM0.04m
00:00AM0.13m
11:55AM0.04m
00:49AM0.12m
12:36PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
1
2
3
1
10
27
3
Temp °C
25
25
25
28
28
28
26
26
25
25
25
28
27
27
27
26
25
25
24
27
28
24
23
22
25
27
27
28
26
26
25
27
27
28
27
29
26
25
28
28
27
28
26
30
31
27
27
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
E
9
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
11
114
99
6
6
6
6
6
131
110
109
92
6
6
6
55
36
26
106
77
77
75
58
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
16
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
11
10
6
6
6
6
5
6
55
55
5
5
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
6
6
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
5
1.4
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1
ESE
9
Energy kJ
103
207
220
102
135
139
121
128
229
236
202
207
125
160
141
34
275
221
221
154
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
966
64
64
905
473
967
916
263
0
0
0
37
901
978
64
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
5
6
7
6
7
7
9
6
9
6
9
9
9
8
7
9
7
7
6
5
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