Surf Forecasts:
Daytona Beach surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 13 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, SE swell with 75 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 13 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Daytona Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Daytona Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Daytona Beach in the next 16 days are 0.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 14th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Daytona Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cookin’ at Daytona Beach.
To be honest, looking at the whole 16-day window, this is a pretty flat spell. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing special, with only a couple of afternoons offering something that might get you in the water. For the first week, the waves are tiny, and the quality is just "ordinary" at best. The best bet looks like Monday afternoon, July 13th, with a little 2ft swell from the SE, and the wind going glassy from the NNW. That’s about as clean as it gets, but the energy is weak – only 86 (combined energy). Still, a glassy afternoon on a 2ft wave is a good chance to get the longboard out and enjoy the water. The water is warm, sittin’ at 83°F with the anomaly nearly normal, so it’s just about average for this time of year.
After that, we drop back into tiny, weak surf. Tuesday afternoon, July 14th, sees a similar 2ft from the SE but with a cross-offshore wind, making it surfable but still ordinary. The energy is 94, so still nothing to write home about. Then we hit a real dead zone. From the 15th right through to the 19th, it’s all 0.7ft to 1.0ft waves with poor conditions. Sunday afternoon, July 19th, offers a slight bump to 2ft from the SE, and the wind is clean, but with a period of only 7 seconds, it’s a weak, slow wave with energy at 46. It’s surfable, but you’ll be working for every ride.
The second week doesn’t bring any hope. From the 20th to the 27th, it’s a flat-out run of "poor surf conditions" every day. The swell never gets above 3ft and that 3ft on the 20th is a messy 4-second wind swell with onshore wind. The rest is all 1.0ft to 2ft with cross-shore or cross-onshore winds, so it’s choppy and gutless. This stretch is a classic Florida summer flat spell, so don’t expect much. The setup is mostly beach and sandbar, so with the wind and tiny waves, if you’ve got a kite, you might have more fun than a paddle surfer.
No standouts here. The best on offer is Monday afternoon, July 13th, for the glassy, clean conditions, but it’s still a very small wave. The rest of the window is a no-go.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 13 | 24 | 69 | 14 | 14 | 75 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 7:05PM1.63m | 7:23AM1.17m | 8:02PM1.67m | 8:21AM1.22m | 8:55PM1.67m | 9:16AM1.26m | 9:46PM1.63m | 10:10AM1.28m | 10:36PM1.55m | 11:03AM1.28m | 11:25PM1.44m | 11:56AM1.28m | 00:13AM1.32m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM-0.13m | 1:29AM0.01m | 1:19PM-0.17m | 2:25AM-0.05m | 2:16PM-0.18m | 3:18AM-0.09m | 3:14PM-0.17m | 4:10AM-0.11m | 4:11PM-0.12m | 5:00AM-0.11m | 5:08PM-0.05m | 5:49AM-0.07m | 6:06PM0.04m | ||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 34 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 26 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 34 | 37 | 36 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | N 7 | ESE 3 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 3 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | NE 8 | SE 4 | N 3 | — | ESE 4 | — | N 4 | SE 4 | — | — | ENE 7 | SE 4 | — | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | E 2 | — | N 4 | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 69 | — | — | 75 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 492 | 130 | 491 | 64 | 0 | 491 | 496 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 146 | 491 | 493 | 1590 | 1465 | 493 | 1926 | 614 | 614 | 492 | 147 |
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