Daytona Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.17° N 80.98° W

Daytona Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 7 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daytona Beach sea temperature is
28.0°C
0.9° 

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 7 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 11 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 9 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period, ENE swell with 549 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 7 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE 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 Wednesday (Oct 07) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Daytona Beach in the next 16 days are 2.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2PM (Wed 7th Oct)3.5ft (1.1m) 8s
Best Surf 2AM (Sun 11th Oct)5ft (1.5m) 7s
Most Powerful 8AM (Fri 9th Oct)7ft (2.1m) 8s

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


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