Surf Forecasts:
Daytona Beach surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 11 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, ENE swell with 327 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 11 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE 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 Friday (Sep 11) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 4s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s 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 1.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) 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 0.7m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 12) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 11th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 4s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 11th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 4s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Daytona Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s shaping up for Daytona Beach over the next couple of weeks.
Straight up, it’s a pretty quiet start. The first real surfable day isn’t until Sunday the 13th, and even then it’s only just surfable. We’ve got a few days of really small, weak swell before that, but nothing worth getting wet for. The water temp is sitting around 82°, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
Sunday morning the 13th is the first chance, with a tiny 2 ft swell from the east, and the wind goes glassy. It’s small, it’s weak – combined energy is only 41 – but at least it’s clean. Not a standout by any stretch.
Monday the 14th morning also has that glassy feel with 2 ft east swell, but again, it’s just tiny, weak stuff (39 combined energy). Then we hit a rough patch mid-week. By Wednesday the 16th, the wind swings onshore and we get some lumpy, choppy conditions with swell building to 5 ft, but the period drops to a short 7 seconds and the wind is howling from the ENE at 15 mph. That’s ugly. Combined energy hits 228, but it’s all wind-slop. Thursday the 17th is similar, with 6 ft onshore slop and energy up to 330 – but it’s a mess for a paddle board.
The best window in this whole outlook looks like Tuesday the 22nd. By the morning we’ve got a 5 ft swell from the northeast, period at 8 seconds, and a cross-off wind from the south at 9 mph keeping things clean. Combined energy is a solid 257. By the afternoon it bumps to 5 ft and 385 energy, still with that clean cross-off breeze. This is the pick of the fortnight – not huge, not perfect, but easily the best conditions we see. Keep an eye on the crowds though, as Daytona can get busy.
After that, it fades back to small, weak and mostly messy. There is a little spike on the 26th (Saturday) with a 4 ft swell from the ENE, a long 12-second period, and a clean offshore wind from the SW at 15 mph. Energy jumps to 344, and it’s a good sign – but that’s a full two weeks away, so treat it as a promising maybe.
Overall, it’s a lean stretch. A couple of decent mornings for the small-wave crew, and one real standout on Tuesday the 22nd. Don’t hold your breath for the rest.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
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 kJ | 20 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 54 | 24 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 157 | 224 | 227 | 279 | 327 | 253 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:43AM1.36m | 9:05PM1.37m | 9:28AM1.39m | 9:47PM1.30m | 10:12AM1.40m | 10:28PM1.23m | 10:55AM1.37m | 11:09PM1.15m | 11:38AM1.33m | 11:50PM1.07m | 12:24PM1.28m | 00:33AM1.00m | 1:13PM1.22m | 1:22AM0.94m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:49PM-0.13m | 3:11AM-0.12m | 3:38PM-0.08m | 3:52AM-0.08m | 4:26PM0.00m | 4:32AM-0.01m | 5:13PM0.10m | 5:13AM0.07m | 6:02PM0.20m | 5:56AM0.15m | 6:54PM0.29m | 6:44AM0.22m | 7:50PM0.35m | ||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 14 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 24 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 253 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | E 8 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 6 | NE 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | ESE 8 | SE 4 | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 18 | — | 54 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 157 | 224 | 227 | 279 | 327 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 1994 | 9 | 64 | 1581 | 25 | 0 | 905 | 0 | 64 | 668 | 64 | 496 | 496 | 584 | 1583 | 496 | 376 | 719 | 468 | 496 |
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