Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Daytona Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Daytona Beach at 4PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Daytona Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 21 | 57 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:04PM1.26m | 1:12AM1.03m | 1:57PM1.23m | 2:03AM0.96m | 2:55PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.26m | 7:29AM0.16m | 8:29PM0.33m | 8:21AM0.21m | 9:29PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 33 | 37 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 57 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 21 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | W 2 | W 2 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 79 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 64 | 491 | 491 | 64 | 64 | 595 | 620 | 655 | 655 | 655 | 1732 | 1099 | 1294 |
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