Visibility, water, current, and wind. The in-water read.
Visibility
Murky
Recent / incoming rain
Water
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Current
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Surge
—
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Wind
10 mph
cross SE
Visibility is an estimate — wind, rain, tide & water alerts.
The spot
What this place is
The things that stay true when the weather changes.
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.
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
When is the best time to get in at Daytona Beach, FL?
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.
Where do you park at Daytona Beach, FL?
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.
Best window was: 7:00 AM–8:55 AM · High slack · Early light · Least current
Some data estimated
7 PM
74°
15 mph
UV 1
39%
8 PM75°9 mphUV 027%
9 PM74°6 mphUV 018%
10 PM74°6 mphUV 09%
11 PM74°6 mphUV 07%
12 AM74°5 mphUV 05%
1 AM73°5 mphUV 02%
2 AM73°5 mphUV 03%
3 AM73°5 mphUV 03%
4 AM73°5 mphUV 02%
Life
Who's out there right now
The reef keeps its own calendar.
High Activity30 species observed
Fish
10 species
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Sailor's Choice×4
Gray Snapper×3
Masquerader Hairy Blenny×2
Turtles
7 species
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Gopher Tortoise×2
Gopher Tortoise×3
Gopher Tortoise×3
Birds
shoreline---13 species
Little Blue Heron · Sanderling · Ruddy Turnstone · Sanderling · Willet +8 more
via iNaturalist · Updated just now
Regulations
What's biting, what's protected
Take only what the season allows.
Our detailed season & limit tables cover the South Florida Atlantic coast so far — rules differ by coast and in the Keys, so check the official source before you fish: