Daytona Beach surf break

Daytona Beach surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 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
26.3° 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 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (22 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (22 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
115
115
112
112
192
49
86
66
66
90
109
48
192
183
94
138
99
58
117
46
43
127
118
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:42PM1.15m
2:06AM1.34m
2:49PM1.16m
3:09AM1.23m
3:54PM1.18m
4:10AM1.14m
Low Tide
7:51PM0.11m
8:42AM0.04m
9:00PM0.13m
9:36AM0.04m
10:05PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:13
8:14
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
28
27
25
25
26
27
28
28
29
28
27
26
27
28
27
28
29
26
26
26
25
26
27
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
E
5
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
Energy kJ
88
112
19
86
66
48
104
99
94
75
3
3
27
29
77
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
49
3
3
2
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
Energy kJ
115
115
112
112
192
66
90
109
19
192
183
138
99
58
117
46
43
127
118
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
583
583
583
583
1294
0
0
0
133
496
496
1583
212
64
8
0
966
996
935
1322
966
318
37
979
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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