Daytona Beach surf break

Daytona Beach surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm 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 5PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.3
SE
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
115
139
121
125
223
208
109
192
122
160
168
293
268
108
77
77
154
256
36
73
54
55
39
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
5
NW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:46PM1.28m
6:00AM1.04m
6:33PM1.33m
6:46AM1.02m
7:16PM1.37m
7:29AM1.01m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.04m
00:00AM0.13m
11:55AM0.04m
00:49AM0.12m
12:36PM0.04m
1:34AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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
8:15
4
1
1
4
3
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
28
28
28
27
27
24
23
23
26
27
24
24
24
23
23
23
27
25
26
26
27
26
27
27
29
27
26
26
28
26
26
25
28
30
27
28
27
25
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
117
110
109
90
6
6
6
141
134
108
77
77
75
82
18
73
54
55
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
16
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.5
E
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
36
5
5
5
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
0.2
SSW
3
1
ESE
9
1.3
SE
8
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
102
115
139
121
125
223
208
192
122
160
168
293
268
1
154
256
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
901
901
1559
558
1255
979
0
64
901
901
916
64
64
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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