Daytona Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.17° N 80.98° W

Daytona Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daytona Beach sea temperature is
29.3°C
0.3° 

Daytona Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Daytona Beach surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period, ESE swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, ESE swell with 65 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE 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 Monday (Aug 24) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Daytona Beach in the next 16 days are 0.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) 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 0.8m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 22) at 8PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Mon 24th Aug)1.5ft (0.4m) 8s
Best Surf 2AM (Mon 24th Aug)1.5ft (0.4m) 8s
Most Powerful 2PM (Wed 26th Aug)2ft (0.6m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Daytona Beach over the next 16 days.


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