Daytona Beach surf report
How is the surf at Daytona Beach right now? Published swell 3.5 ft (1.1 m) @ 9s E, with 1 mph NW wind. Updated Nov 5, 2026, 8:02 AM. Check the live cam, tide, and forecast on this page before you paddle out.
Daytona Beach is a useful Central Florida check when you are comparing open beach conditions against Ponce Inlet and New Smyrna. Watch the wind trend, tide window, and buoy readings to decide whether the beach break has enough shape.
Daytona Main Street is located in Daytona Beach, FL (29.2108, -81.0228).
About this report
The Daytona Main Street surf report on howisthe.surf combines live cam footage, a multi-model wave forecast (ECMWF WAM, NCEP GFS WaveWatch III, and MeteoFrance MFWAM), wind and tide data, and the latest in-range buoy observation. The forecast is bias-corrected against recent paired observations so the wave height shown reflects measured accuracy at this region rather than a raw model average. Wave heights in the answer line are in feet, with meters in parentheses.