Surf Forecasts:
Daytona Beach surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, ESE swell with 79 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 25 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 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 Saturday (Jul 25) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period. 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 0.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-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 (Jul 25) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Daytona Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Well, folks, Rusty here. And I gotta be straight with you – it’s a bit of a flat spell for Daytona Beach. The whole 16-day outlook is a tough read for anyone looking to get a wave. This stretch kicks off on Friday the 24th of July, and honestly, it’s going to be a long, quiet run with nothing much to shout about.
For the first week, the swell is tiny. We’re looking at ankle-snappers at best. On Friday the 24th, you’ve got a weak 3ft swell from the ESE, but the east wind is making a mess of it – cross-onshore and choppy. Saturday morning the 25th cleans up a bit with some light offshore air, but the wave energy is pathetic at only (43). It’s surfable if you’re desperate, but it’s not worth the paddle. The rest of that week just gets smaller and smaller, with the swell dropping to 1ft or 1ft for days on end. There’s a bit of a clean window on Sunday afternoon the 26th with glassy conditions, but on a 2ft, 8-second wave with energy of just (30), you’re basically floating. The water is sitting at 82°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, a notable anomaly of -2°.
The second week doesn’t offer any hope either. From the 31st of July right through to the 8th of August, the swell barely flickers. You get a few mornings with clean, offshore winds, but with wave heights stuck around 1ft to 1ft and energy readings mostly in the teens or twenties, it’s just flat. There’s a little bump on the 8th of August Saturday morning with glassy conditions and a 2ft, 7-second swell, but the energy is still a weak (24). For a sandbar break like Daytona Beach, which is exposed to the east, we need some real push from the east or ESE to get going, and it’s just not there. The period is short, under 8 seconds, so the waves will be crumbly and weak.
So what’s the best on offer? Honestly, there isn’t a standout. The cleanest conditions will be on those few mornings with offshore wind, like Saturday morning July 25th or Sunday morning August 2nd, but the swell is so small it’s not worth mentioning as a surf. It’s a classic summer flat spell. Don't break your board over it, the forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
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 kJ | 85 | 61 | 43 | 58 | 41 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.26m | 5:40AM0.92m | 6:21PM1.29m | 6:31AM0.94m | 7:05PM1.32m | 7:16AM0.97m | 7:46PM1.35m | 7:58AM1.00m | 8:24PM1.36m | 8:37AM1.03m | 9:00PM1.36m | 9:15AM1.06m | 9:35PM1.35m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.28m | 11:33AM0.15m | 00:41AM0.24m | 12:19PM0.11m | 1:25AM0.19m | 1:03PM0.07m | 2:05AM0.14m | 1:45PM0.04m | 2:43AM0.09m | 2:26PM0.02m | 3:18AM0.06m | 3:05PM0.02m | 3:52AM0.03m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 17 | 7 | 13 | 7 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 85 | 61 | 43 | 58 | 41 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | NE 4 | SE 4 | NE 6 | ESE 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 61 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 620 | 0 | 0 | 603 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 491 | 491 | 620 | 603 | 603 | 967 | 491 | 491 | 492 | 403 | 655 | 313 |
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