Daytona Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.17° N 80.98° W

Daytona Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daytona Beach sea temperature is
29.2° C
0.2° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daytona Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
24
21
12
20
20
20
20
20
12
13
13
22
13
14
24
21
57
34
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
E
10
SE
15
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
ENE
20
S
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:41PM1.23m
12:14PM1.30m
00:25AM1.12m
1:04PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:40PM0.06m
5:56AM0.02m
6:34PM0.16m
6:41AM0.09m
7:31PM0.26m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
1
1
1
3
17
4
Temp °C
31
30
29
28
28
27
31
33
32
30
28
28
27
27
32
34
29
25
27
Feels °C
33
32
32
31
32
30
34
36
35
32
31
31
30
30
35
37
31
25
29
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