Daytona Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here with the look at Daytona Beach in feet and Fahrenheit.

It's a pretty quiet stretch we're looking at. The ocean's going to be small and weak for most of the next two weeks, with wave energy numbers mostly sitting in the double digits, which tells you there's just not much push. On a sandbar, that's a tough spot to be. The water's sitting at a warm 83°, which is totally normal for this time of year.

The best chance for a surf is right at the start. Saturday the 12th we've got a tiny 2ft swell from the ESE, but it's a short 8-second period and a cross-shore wind from the same direction at 12 mph. Combined energy is only 88, so it's weak and choppy. Not a good look.

Sunday morning the 13th is honestly the only real window that shines. The swell drops to a tiny 2ft from the east, but the wind goes completely glassy. That's the whole game right there. Energy is a low 41, but if you want clean, empty little lines on a longboard, that's your moment.

After that Sunday morning glass-off, it gets pretty grim. Wednesday the 16th sees a jump to about 5ft from the NE, but it's all onshore wind at 12 mph, with a short 7-second period and energy hitting 237. That's a blown-out mess for a paddle board. That kind of setup on a beach break is more for the kite crew.

From there, we're into a long run of small, onshore slop through to the second week. Around the 22nd to the 24th of September, we finally see some cleaner, light offshore winds and a tiny bump in wave size. On the 23rd, there's a 2ft swell from the ENE with a light offshore breeze. The report says "surfable but ordinary," which is about the best we can expect that far out.

No true standouts here. The only thing worth paddling out for is that Sunday morning, September 13th, glassy session. It's tiny, but it's clean. Everything else is a pass until we get a proper swell and a good wind window to line up together.

Rusty.

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