Surf Forecasts:
Daytona Beach surf forecast from 13 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 16 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, SE swell with 49 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 15 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE 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 Wednesday (Jul 15) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 3s 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 0.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore 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 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 16th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Daytona Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright, listen up. Rusty here.
It's dead flat for the foreseeable future. Don't get your hopes up. For the next week and a half, we're talking nothing but ankle-biters.
Starting Monday the 13th, Daytona Beach is the only game in town, and it's a poor game at that. Swell heights are stuck at 1ft all week. The combined energy is barely a whisper, mostly in the teens and twenties (weak). That's not enough to get a longboard sliding.
There's a tiny bump Wednesday afternoon the 15th: swell hits 2ft from the ESE with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy climbs a bit to 73 (still weak), but with a cross-shore wind and a little chop, it's still gonna be a tough paddle for nothing.
The rest of the run, from Saturday the 19th through to Tuesday the 28th, is the same story: 1ft, weak energy. Even the glassy and offshore windows, like Tuesday afternoon the 14th, just don't have the push.
Honestly, for this whole stretch, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. You're better off waiting for a real swell.
Water temp is about average for the time of year.
Keep the board waxed and wait for the next system.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 47 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 12:50PM1.26m | 1:02AM1.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 6:38AM-0.02m | 7:05PM0.13m | ||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 18 | 6 |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 24 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 36 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | NE 9 | — | ESE 4 | NE 7 | N 5 | ESE 4 | NE 6 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | NE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 10 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | — | — | SE 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | ESE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 47 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 213 | 491 | 64 | 147 | 153 | 1245 | 1926 | 1729 | 147 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 1294 | 1926 | 100 | 1175 | 64 |
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