Daytona Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.17° N 80.98° W

Daytona Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daytona Beach sea temperature is
28.5°C
0.3° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daytona Beach at 4PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
170
165
126
170
204
186
191
203
178
178
155
242
148
127
118
96
93
91
66
53
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:24PM1.28m
00:33AM1.00m
1:13PM1.22m
1:22AM0.94m
2:08PM1.17m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.29m
6:44AM0.22m
7:50PM0.35m
7:38AM0.27m
8:50PM0.37m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:27
7:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
26
27
26
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
27
27
27
28
25
27
26
27
25
26
27
27
28
29
27
27
28
28
28
29
28
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