Daytona BeachVolusia County, FL

Visibility is an estimate — wind, rain, tide & water alerts.

Getting in

Shore access, walk in off the sand

Best conditions

Surfers stay out of the 300 feet either side of the pier all year. From the Saturday before Memorial Day to Labor Day, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., surfing near the pier is confined to the marked zones.

Getting through the gate

Beach driving is $30 a day or $150 a year, free for registered county residents; off-beach county lots are $20 a day. Cars may be on the sand from an hour after sunrise to an hour before sunset, narrowed to 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. during sea turtle nesting season, May 1 to October 31. Fishing from the east end of the pier is free and needs no licence, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. from March 16 to October 31 and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. the rest of the year.

Parking

Cars drive and park on the sand in two signed zones, University Boulevard to Seabreeze Boulevard and International Speedway Boulevard to Silver Beach Avenue, at 10 mph. Poles by the dunes mark the conservation zones that cars must stay out of. Breakers Oceanfront Park beside the pier has a city-run off-beach lot with its own fee.

On site

restrooms, lifeguard on duty, parking lot

Watch for

The International Shark Attack File calls surrounding Volusia County the shark bite capital of the world, with 94 unprovoked bites from 2012 through 2021, none of them fatal, Rip currents; county advice is to swim near a lifeguard and, if caught, swim parallel to shore, Vehicles share the sand with swimmers in the driving zones, and Beach Patrol suspends driving when tides narrow the lane to less than 30 feet, The county flies the state warning flags, where double red closes the water and purple warns of dangerous marine life

Checked 2026-08-23. Sources: City of Daytona Beach: beach information, City of Daytona Beach: Daytona Beach Pier, City of Daytona Beach: Breakers Oceanfront Park, Volusia County Beach Safety: beach driving, parking and passes, Volusia County Beach Safety: conservation zone driving rules, Volusia County Beach Safety: beach warning flags, Volusia County Beach Safety: beach safety tips, Florida Museum International Shark Attack File: Florida and Volusia County data.