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Daytona Beach Surf Forecast
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Daytona Beach surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 21 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
26.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Daytona Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Daytona Beach at 3PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Daytona Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | |
73 | 73 | 73 | 120 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 94 | 147 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 192 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 86 | 90 | 33 | 33 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:37PM1.17m | 1:05AM1.45m | 1:42PM1.15m | 2:06AM1.34m | 2:49PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM0.02m | 6:43PM0.05m | 7:44AM0.04m | 7:51PM0.11m | 8:42AM0.04m | 9:00PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | 8:13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 5 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 |
 kJ | 73 | 73 | 73 | 120 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 19 | 51 | 94 | 88 | — | — | — | 112 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 49 | — | — | 33 | 33 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 49 | 49 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 73 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 35 | — | — | 147 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 192 | 33 | 31 | — | — | 86 | 90 | 15 | 16 | 157 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 492 | 1431 | 1435 | 1838 | 935 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 883 | 895 | 881 | 881 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 496 | 996 | 217 | 356 | 318 |
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