Daytona Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's talk about what we've got on offer here at Daytona Beach.

Honestly, it's a tough stretch ahead. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for anything worth paddling out for. The models are showing a lot of onshore wind and messy conditions, which is a real bummer for a spot that needs everything to line up just right. We're looking at a long, quiet run with hardly a moment that gets the heart racing.

The water temp is sitting at a balmy 83°, which is pretty much dead average for this time of year, so at least you won't be cold while you're sitting there watching nothing happen.

Let's break it down. Starting on Sunday the 13th, we've got tiny 2 ft swell from the east, but with a cross-shore wind, it's just not doing anything. That carries on into Monday the 14th; there's a moment Monday afternoon when the wind goes glassy, but the swell is only 1 ft – flat as a pancake. The energy readings are pathetic, down around 26 to 42. Just not happening.

Tuesday the 15th gets worse with onshore winds and barely any swell. Wednesday the 16th sees the swell bump up to 5 ft from the ENE, but the period is a short 7 seconds and the wind is howling straight onshore at 16 mph. That's just a washing machine. The combined energy jumps to 209, which is moderate, but it's all wind chop.

Thursday the 17th is the same story – 5 ft of messy, onshore slop. It might look tempting size-wise, but trust me, it's not going to be any fun. The energy is up to 273, but it's all junk.

We drift into a pattern of small, weak swells with cross-onshore or cross-shore winds right through to the end of the month. There's a tiny flicker of hope on Tuesday the 22nd in the afternoon. The wind goes glassy and the swell is 3 ft from the east with a 6-second period. It's small and the energy is only 60, so it's barely surfable. The wave comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." That's about the best it gets.

Wednesday the 23rd morning is similar – 2 ft, clean with a cross-offshore wind from the west, energy of 93. Again, very ordinary.

After that, it's back to onshore junk. We see a longer-period swell pop up on the 24th and 25th – a 13-second period from the ENE – but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, so all that potential is wasted. The energy hits 279 on the 25th morning, but the wind kills it completely.

The very end of the outlook, around the 28th, is more of the same: onshore winds and small, weak swell.

So, what's the call? Honestly, there's no standout here. There's no day I can point to and say "that's the one." If you're absolutely desperate, the Tuesday the 22nd afternoon or Wednesday the 23rd morning are the least terrible options, but it's tiny and weak. The rest of the run is a write-off. For a spot like Daytona Beach, it's a pretty typical blank run – sometimes the ocean just goes to sleep.

Rusty.

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