Daytona Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a coffee, let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Daytona Beach over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be honest, it’s a pretty quiet stretch. The swell energy is low, and we’re looking at a fair bit of small, weak stuff. The water temp is sitting right around average for the time of year at 83°F, so at least it’ll be warm waiting for a wave that never really shows up.

We’re starting off with a bit of a dud. Friday the 31st of July through the weekend, the surf is tiny. You’re looking at waves around 1ft from the southeast, with a short period of 7 seconds and combined energy barely reaching 20. The wind is a mess, too. It’s a bit of a lull.

Monday the 3rd of August, things start to look a little more interesting. Morning brings a 2ft swell from the ESE, period still short at 7 seconds, but the energy climbs to 40. The wind is offshore from the SSW, so the surface is clean. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. Not something to write home about. The afternoon picks up a touch to 2ft, period still 7 seconds, energy hitting 42, with light offshore winds. Still, it’s not big, and it’s not going to blow your mind.

Tuesday the 4th of August sees the biggest bump of the whole outlook. The afternoon brings a pulse of 3ft swell from the ESE. That’s the best we’ve got. The period is still short at 7 seconds, but the combined energy jumps to 126 (moderate), which is the only time we see a three-digit number in the whole run. The wind is offshore from the WSW, light at 10 km/h (6 mph), and the surface is clean. This is the standout. It’s not a world-beater, but for Daytona Beach in this window, Tuesday afternoon is the time to be in the water.

After that, it goes quiet again. The rest of the week into the weekend sees waves dropping back to the 2ft to 2ft range, with the energy dropping away. Winds become a bit of a lottery, with onshore and cross-shore breezes messing up the surface. The 8th of August (Saturday) has a moment with glassy conditions and a 3ft swell from the east, period 8 seconds and energy at 82, but it’s still just surfable, not pumping.

The second week is a real struggle. Swell heights drop back to 1.0ft to 1ft, with periods bouncing around. There’s a glimmer of a longer period groundswell on the 12th and 13th of August, with swell from the NE and ENE at 11 to 14 seconds, which is a long period, but the heights are tiny (1.0ft to 1ft) and the energy stays low. The wind is glassy on the mornings of the 13th and 14th, but the waves are just too small to call it good. The 15th of August is dead flat with a glassy 1.0ft westerly wind.

Overall, there’s no real swell to get excited about. The best window is Tuesday the 4th of August afternoon, with that 3ft ESE swell and clean offshore wind. It’s a one-hit wonder in a long, flat spell.

Rusty.

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