New Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · Florida
Flagler Avenue Surf Report & Forecast, New Smyrna Beach, FL
Flagler Avenue, New Smyrna Beach, Florida: 3–4 ft, chest to head high, at 9 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 2.8 ft at 11 seconds from the east-northeast, with a 4 mph cross-shore wind from the north-northwest. Water is about 77°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 1.1 ft at 2:34 pm.
3–4 ft
chest to head high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 2.8 ft · 11 s · ENEplus 0.2 ft · 11 s · ESE
- Wind
- 4 mph (NNW)cross-shore
- Tide
- 4.9 ft fallinglow 1.1 ft at 2:34 pm
- Water
- 77°Frashguard
- Air
- 69°Ffeels like 69°F
- Sun
- rise 6:43 amset 5:32 pm
Flagler Avenue surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Flagler Avenue: 7 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 Flagler Avenue: 5 pm, Good, on a rising low 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) | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4.7 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 5.1 ft |
| 9 amnow | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 4.9 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 4.3 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 3.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 2.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 1.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (NNE) | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (NE), gusts 10 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (E) | 2.8 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 3.4 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 4.2 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (WNW) | 4.9 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 5.0 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 10 | 4.7 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 4.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 16 | 3.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16 | 2.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 12 | 1.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (W), gusts 11 | 1.8 ft |
| 6 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 2.4 ft |
Flagler Avenue waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 9 am, sets at Flagler Avenue arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 4.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 30 s
- Lulls
- about 92 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 28% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 1.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Flagler Avenue surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Flagler Avenue: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 18 at 4–6 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 Flagler Avenue 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 | 2.8 ft · 11 s · ENE | calm | 4 mph onshore (NNE) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.2 ft · 11 s · ENE | 5 mph offshore (WNW) | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 12 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.5 ft · 10 s · ENE | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 4 s · N | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 14 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 21 | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.0 ft · 5 s · N | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 20 | 14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 21 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.1 ft · 6 s · NE | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 12 | 8 mph onshore (NE), gusts 13 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.3 ft · 6 s · NE | 13 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 21 | 15 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 24 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–6 ft | Poor | — | 26 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 33 | 23 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 30 | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–6 ft | Poor | — | 15 mph onshore (NNE), gusts 22 | 19 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 4–5 ft | Poor | — | 15 mph onshore (NNE), gusts 21 | 17 mph onshore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Flagler Avenue are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Flagler Avenue tide chart and tide times
Tides at Flagler Avenue today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 0.7 ft at 1:31 am, high 5.1 ft at 8:10 am, low 1.1 ft at 2:34 pm and high 3.9 ft at 8:25 pm. At 9 am the tide is 4.9 ft and falling.
Flagler Avenue tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.7 ft at 1:31 amHigh 5.1 ft at 8:10 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:34 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 8:25 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.0 ft at 2:13 amHigh 5.0 ft at 8:50 amLow 1.3 ft at 3:13 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 9:01 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.0 ft at 2:51 amHigh 4.8 ft at 9:29 amLow 1.2 ft at 3:58 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 9:45 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.0 ft at 3:31 amHigh 4.6 ft at 10:15 amLow 1.4 ft at 4:36 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 10:31 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.4 ft at 4:14 amHigh 4.7 ft at 11 amLow 1.7 ft at 5:22 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 11:17 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.5 ft at 5:06 amHigh 4.4 ft at 11:43 amLow 1.4 ft at 6:15 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.5 ft at 12:14 amLow 1.5 ft at 5:56 amHigh 4.3 ft at 12:36 pmLow 1.5 ft at 6:59 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.7 ft at 1:08 amLow 1.6 ft at 6:56 amHigh 4.2 ft at 1:25 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Flagler Avenue water temperature
The water temperature at Flagler Avenue 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 Flagler Avenue
- Sapphire Road0.7 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- New Smyrna Inlet2.0 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Ponce Inlet3.5 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Bethune Beach7.1 mi SSE · 4 ft · Good
- Sunglow Pier8.5 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Daytona Beach13 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Good
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About Flagler Avenue
Flagler Avenue is a beach break in New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida, facing east-northeast. Also called Flagler Ave Beach.
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