Daytona Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.17° N 80.98° W

Daytona Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daytona Beach sea temperature is
27.7°C
1.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daytona Beach at 6PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (17 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0.3
E
8
0.9
N
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
2.3
NE
8
2.4
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
ENE
12
3
NE
12
2.5
ENE
12
3
NE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.5
ENE
13
3
ENE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
39
121
295
495
699
870
881
777
846
943
1185
1509
1834
2365
2272
1985
3263
2176
2148
3010
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
40
N
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:24PM1.17m
1:42AM0.90m
2:18PM1.13m
2:42AM0.89m
3:15PM1.10m
Low Tide
8:08PM0.34m
7:54AM0.29m
9:02PM0.31m
8:53AM0.27m
9:51PM0.26m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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 mm
1
2
1
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Temp °C
22
20
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
23
23
23
24
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
20
16
15
14
13
13
14
16
16
17
18
18
18
20
18
18
19
18
17
18
18
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