Daytona Beach surf break

Daytona Beach surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 EST
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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
18.3° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Daytona Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Daytona Beach at 1AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
0.8
N
1.3
NNW
1.3
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
NNE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1
NNE
0.5
E
0.5
E
1
NE
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)556666555588885999599599
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22351171225449473728273232323344484839494139443940
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:48PM
1.05
8:14AM
1.39
8:27PM
1.09
8:49AM
1.38
9:05PM
1.12
9:25AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:54PM
0.09
1:38AM
-0.01
2:30PM
0.06
2:19AM
-0.02
3:06PM
0.04
3:00AM
-0.01
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------7:18-------7:16-------7:16-
Sunset5:50-------5:51-------5:52-------
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C10964435910111110101010101011121415161819
Feels °C (?)540-2-2-4-14576555444671012131516
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