Daytona Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it’s Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for Daytona Beach over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you: it’s a long, flat start. We’ve got a real dry spell from now through the end of July and into the first few days of August. We’re talking about a solid week or more with barely a ripple worth paddling for, so don’t bother rushing down to the beach just yet. It’s mostly small, weak, and ordinary.

The first real hint of something better shows up on Sunday afternoon, the 2nd of August. The swell is tiny, around 2 ft from the E, with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is still pretty weak at 42. Conditions are moderate offshore with WSW winds, so it’s clean but honestly, it’s just surfable, not exciting. Don’t get your hopes up.

Things stay pretty average through the first week of August. The surf tries to build a bit, but it’s mostly small and messy with cross-shore and onshore winds ruining any chance of quality. There’s a slight bump on Wednesday the 5th with 2 ft from the ESE, but the cross-onshore wind makes it choppy. Not worth a special trip.

Now, here’s where it gets a bit interesting, if you’re an experienced surfer. Around Friday the 7th of August, the swell jumps up. We’re seeing a solid 5 ft to 6 ft from the E, with the period stretching to 9 seconds. The combined energy hits a strong 444 and then 516, so there’s definitely some power in the water. But, and it’s a big but, the wind is cross-on from the ENE, making conditions pretty ordinary and choppy. It’s a marginal call, and for a sandbar beach break like Daytona, a long period swell over 8 seconds can make it close out and break straight. This is likely a day for expert paddlers only, and even then, it’s not clean. The water temperature is 82°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so it might feel a touch cool despite the warm air.

The best of the lot, the one true standout if you ask me, is on the morning of Wednesday the 12th of August. The swell drops back to a fun size of 3 ft from the E, with an 8-second period. The combined energy is at 74, not huge, but here’s the kicker: we get a light WSW wind going offshore, and it’s clean as a whistle. This is the kind of clean, small window that a sandbar can really shine on if you’ve got a log or a fish. It’s not a big wave day, but for a beginner-friendly break that’s fairly consistent, this will likely be the cleanest and most fun session of the whole forecast. Get out there early.

After that, we roll into the second week with small, clean conditions on the Thursday, but nothing else screams “go” until the forecast gets a bit more reliable. For now, that Wednesday morning is the one to circle.

Rusty

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