Daytona Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.17° N 80.98° W

Daytona Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daytona Beach sea temperature is
26.2°C
0.1° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daytona Beach at 7PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (20 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.4
NE
12
2.3
NE
12
1.9
NE
12
1.7
NE
12
2
NE
12
1.9
NE
11
1.6
NE
11
1.6
NE
11
1.6
NE
11
1.6
NE
11
1.8
NE
11
1.8
NE
11
1.8
NE
11
1.8
NE
12
1.4
NE
12
1.4
NE
13
1.4
NE
13
1.4
NE
13
1.6
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1855
1855
1652
1493
977
822
1055
851
604
593
627
568
792
766
794
865
617
668
604
604
811
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:09PM1.10m
4:38AM0.98m
4:59PM1.12m
5:28AM1.08m
5:45PM1.14m
Low Tide
9:50AM0.23m
10:35PM0.18m
10:43AM0.16m
11:16PM0.10m
11:32AM0.09m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
25
25
24
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
20
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
22
20
20
19
20
20
19
20
19
19
20
20
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