Daytona Beach · Volusia County · Florida
Daytona Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Florida
Daytona Beach, Florida: 3–4 ft, chest high, at 8 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 2.6 ft at 11 seconds from the east-northeast, with a 4 mph cross-shore wind from the northwest. Water is about 77°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 5.2 ft at 8:12 am.
3–4 ft
chest high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 2.6 ft · 11 s · ENE
- Wind
- 4 mph (NW)cross-shore
- Tide
- 5.2 ft fallinghigh 5.2 ft at 8:12 am
- Water
- 77°Frashguard
- Air
- 69°Ffeels like 69°F
- Sun
- rise 6:44 amset 5:32 pm
Daytona Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Daytona Beach: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Daytona Beach: 6 am, Fair, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4.1 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 4.8 ft |
| 8 amnow | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 5.2 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 5.1 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 4.4 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 3.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 2.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (NE) | 1.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (NE) | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (E) | 2.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (E) | 2.9 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 3.4 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 4.4 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Fair | 4 mph offshore (WNW) | 5.0 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 5.2 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 11 | 4.9 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 4.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 16 | 3.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 2.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 12 | 1.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 4 mph offshore (W), gusts 9 | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph offshore (W), gusts 12 | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 22 | 1.8 ft |
| 6 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 25 | 2.4 ft |
Daytona Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 am, sets at Daytona Beach arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 3.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 30 s
- Lulls
- about 101 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 93% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Daytona Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Daytona Beach: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 5–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Daytona Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–4 ft | Good | 2.6 ft · 11 s · ENE | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 4 mph onshore (NE) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 2.0 ft · 11 s · ENE | 4 mph offshore (WNW) | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 12 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.4 ft · 10 s · ENE | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 4 s · NNE | 13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 14 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 20 | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.9 ft · 5 s · NNE | 15 mph cross-shore (NW) | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 20 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.1 ft · 6 s · NE | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 8 mph onshore (NE), gusts 13 | 1 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 2.3 ft · 6 s · NE | 13 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 20 | 15 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 22 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–7 ft | Poor | — | 29 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 35 | 28 mph onshore (NE), gusts 33 | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5–7 ft | Poor | — | 17 mph onshore (NNE), gusts 22 | 24 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 5–6 ft | Poor | — | 17 mph onshore (NNE) | 17 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Daytona Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Daytona Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Daytona Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 1.0 ft at 1:40 am, high 5.2 ft at 8:12 am, low 1.1 ft at 2:35 pm and high 4.0 ft at 8:26 pm. At 8 am the tide is 5.2 ft and falling.
Daytona Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 1.0 ft at 1:40 amHigh 5.2 ft at 8:12 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:35 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 8:26 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.0 ft at 2:14 amHigh 5.2 ft at 8:51 amLow 1.3 ft at 3:14 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 9:03 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.0 ft at 2:55 amHigh 4.9 ft at 9:31 amLow 1.1 ft at 3:59 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 9:52 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.1 ft at 3:31 amHigh 4.9 ft at 10:14 amLow 1.4 ft at 4:42 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 10:36 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.4 ft at 4:17 amHigh 4.8 ft at 11:02 amLow 1.6 ft at 5:24 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 11:20 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.4 ft at 5:10 amHigh 4.5 ft at 11:49 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:13 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.5 ft at 12:14 amLow 1.4 ft at 6:03 amHigh 4.3 ft at 12:39 pmLow 1.4 ft at 7:01 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.7 ft at 1:11 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:59 amHigh 4.2 ft at 1:28 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Daytona Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Daytona Beach is about 77°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 69°F and a 4 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 75 and 77°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Daytona Beach
- Main Street Pier1.3 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Sunglow Pier4.8 mi SSE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Ormond Beach9.2 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Bicentennial Park9.7 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Ponce Inlet9.8 mi SSE · 3–4 ft · Good
- New Smyrna Inlet11 mi SSE · 3–4 ft · Good
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About Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach is a beach break in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, facing east-northeast. Also called Daytona.
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