Surf Forecasts:
Daytona Beach surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period, E swell with 182 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 31 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E 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 (Aug 31) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Daytona Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 31st Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Daytona Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the stretch here for Daytona Beach. I gotta be straight with you – this outlook is a tough one to sell. We’ve got a long, drawn-out period of pretty weak energy and poor conditions ahead, so don’t get your hopes up for a classic session.
Right now, and for the next week or so, it’s mostly a write-off. The combined wave energy is barely a whisper, sitting in the teens and twenties (13 to 51 range), with swell heights hanging around 0.6 ft to 2 ft. The wind is mostly cross, cross-on, or onshore, kicking up chop, and we’ve got thunderstorms lurking on a few afternoons. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild.
The one faint glimmer in the whole 16-day window is the morning of Wednesday, September 2nd. We finally get a pulse of energy, with a combined swell of (332) – that’s more than we’ve seen all week. The swell jumps to 3 ft from the E, with a period of 11 seconds. It’s still pretty clean with a light breeze and no storm risk. But look, even then, 3 ft is tiny, and the break is an exposed sandbar, so it’ll be weak and probably fat. The afternoon of that day is already turning onshore and choppy.
From there, it’s back to scraps. Very small, choppy, or clean but tiny waves all the way through to the 14th. There’s a morning on September 6th and the 7th that are clean with cross-off winds, but the swell is 0.6 ft and 1 ft – you’d be luckier to find a ripple in a bathtub.
Bottom line: there is no true standout here. Don't paddle out expecting anything. For the first week, this is a total blank. It’s a patchy, poor run for the whole 16 days. If you absolutely need to get wet, watch that Wednesday morning, the 2nd of September, but be ready for a long, slow paddle for nothing special.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
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 kJ | 11 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 46 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 66 | 182 | 125 | 77 | 48 | 40 | 108 | 50 | 49 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39PM1.30m | 10:01AM1.30m | 10:16PM1.27m | 10:43AM1.36m | 10:55PM1.23m | 11:27AM1.40m | 11:38PM1.19m | 12:17PM1.41m | 00:27AM1.13m | 1:13PM1.41m | 1:24AM1.08m | 2:17PM1.40m | 2:31AM1.04m | ||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM-0.05m | 4:05PM0.00m | 4:21AM-0.04m | 4:52PM0.05m | 5:00AM-0.02m | 5:43PM0.12m | 5:45AM0.02m | 6:40PM0.19m | 6:38AM0.05m | 7:45PM0.24m | 7:40AM0.08m | 8:55PM0.25m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | 7:49 | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 2 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 39 | 182 | 52 | 48 | 32 | 40 | 76 | 50 | — | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 8 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 15 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 11 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 66 | 150 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | E 6 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | 22 | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 77 | 48 | 26 | 108 | — | 49 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 877 | 733 | 1923 | 883 | 583 | 1099 | 0 | 846 | 1595 | 318 | 93 | 1219 | 318 | 583 | 1099 | 0 | 133 | 1356 | 64 |
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