What are the current surf conditions at Destin?

Destin currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Destin?

The best time to surf Destin is typically when swell comes from the S direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Destin Surf Report & Forecast

Destin, Florida

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10:00 AM America/New_York

Surf Quality: FAIR

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Best windows in green

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🌬️ WIND

4
kt

🌊 SWELL

1.1
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

1.1ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

6kt

🌡️

AIR TEMP

29°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

0.3ft @
7s

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PRECIPITATION

0mm

SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Small 1.1ft waves with wind swell (short period) and light offshore winds grooming the faces

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Sunday

Aug 9

FAIR8 good hours

🌊 0.4-1.5ft 💨 3-6kt 🌡️ 25-35°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	5s	SSE	3kt	W	3kt	27°C	29°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	5s	SSE	3kt	WNW	3kt	27°C	29°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	5s	SSE	3kt	NNW	3kt	27°C	29°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	5s	SSE	3kt	NNW	4kt	26°C	29°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	5s	SSE	4kt	N	5kt	26°C	29°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	5s	SSE	4kt	NNE	6kt	25°C	29°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	5s	SSE	4kt	NNE	7kt	25°C	29°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	5s	SSE	4kt	NNE	7kt	25°C	29°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	5s	SSE	4kt	NNE	7kt	25°C	29°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	5s	SSE	4kt	NE	7kt	27°C	29°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	5s	SSE	4kt	NE	6kt	29°C	29°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	5s	SSE	4kt	ENE	6kt	31°C	29°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	5s	SSE	4kt	E	5kt	32°C	29°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	5s	SSE	3kt	ESE	5kt	34°C	29°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	5s	SE	3kt	SSE	4kt	35°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	5s	SE	4kt	SSE	5kt	33°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	5s	SE	4kt	S	5kt	32°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SE	5kt	SSW	6kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SSE	6kt	SSW	7kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	SSE	6kt	S	8kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	6s	SSE	6kt	S	9kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	7s	SSE	6kt	S	9kt	29°C	30°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	7s	S	5kt	SSW	9kt	28°C	30°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	8s	S	5kt	SSW	9kt	28°C	30°C	0.3mm

Monday

Aug 10

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-1.0ft 💨 1-9kt 🌡️ 26-32°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	6s	SSE	4kt	SSW	7kt	28°C	30°C	0.3mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	5s	SSE	4kt	SW	5kt	28°C	30°C	0.3mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	4s	SE	3kt	WSW	3kt	27°C	29°C	0.3mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	4s	SE	2kt	W	3kt	27°C	29°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	4s	SE	2kt	NW	2kt	27°C	29°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	4s	SE	1kt	NNW	1kt	26°C	29°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	4s	SE	2kt	NNE	2kt	26°C	29°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	4s	SE	2kt	NE	2kt	26°C	29°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	4s	SE	2kt	ENE	3kt	26°C	29°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	3kt	ESE	4kt	28°C	29°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	S	4kt	SE	4kt	29°C	29°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	S	5kt	SSE	5kt	30°C	29°C	0.3mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	S	7kt	SSE	6kt	31°C	29°C	0.3mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	S	8kt	S	7kt	31°C	29°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	S	9kt	S	7kt	32°C	30°C	0.2mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	S	9kt	S	8kt	31°C	30°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	S	9kt	S	8kt	31°C	30°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	S	9kt	S	8kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	S	8kt	S	8kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	8s	S	8kt	S	9kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	8s	S	7kt	S	9kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	8s	S	6kt	S	9kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	8s	S	6kt	S	10kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	8s	S	5kt	S	10kt	27°C	30°C	0mm

Tuesday

Aug 11

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-1.0ft 💨 2-8kt 🌡️ 26-32°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	8s	S	5kt	S	10kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	8s	S	5kt	SSW	9kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	7s	S	5kt	SSW	9kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	7s	S	4kt	SSW	7kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	7s	S	4kt	SSW	5kt	26°C	29°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	7s	S	3kt	SSW	3kt	26°C	29°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	6s	S	3kt	SSW	3kt	26°C	29°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	5s	S	2kt	S	3kt	27°C	29°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	3s	S	2kt	S	2kt	27°C	29°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	3s	S	3kt	S	4kt	28°C	29°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	3s	S	4kt	S	5kt	30°C	29°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	3s	S	5kt	S	6kt	31°C	29°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	S	6kt	S	6kt	31°C	29°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	7kt	S	7kt	32°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	S	8kt	S	7kt	32°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	S	8kt	S	7kt	32°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	S	8kt	S	7kt	32°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	S	8kt	S	7kt	32°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	6s	S	7kt	SSW	8kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	7s	S	7kt	SSW	9kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	8s	S	7kt	SSW	10kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	7s	S	6kt	SSW	10kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	7s	S	5kt	SSW	10kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	6s	S	5kt	SW	11kt	27°C	30°C	0mm

Wednesday

Aug 12

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.6-1.1ft 💨 2-9kt 🌡️ 26-33°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	6s	S	4kt	SW	8kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	5s	S	4kt	SW	6kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	5s	S	3kt	SW	3kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	3kt	WSW	3kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	3kt	WSW	3kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	3kt	WSW	3kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	3kt	W	3kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	3kt	NW	3kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	2kt	NNW	3kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	3kt	WNW	3kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	3kt	WSW	3kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	3kt	SSW	3kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	5kt	S	5kt	32°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	SSE	7kt	S	6kt	32°C	31°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	SSE	9kt	S	7kt	33°C	31°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	SSE	9kt	S	8kt	32°C	31°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	SSE	9kt	SSW	8kt	32°C	31°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	6s	SSE	9kt	SSW	9kt	32°C	31°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	6s	SSE	9kt	SSW	10kt	31°C	31°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	6s	SSE	8kt	SSW	10kt	30°C	31°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	SSE	8kt	SW	11kt	29°C	31°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	6s	SSE	7kt	SW	12kt	29°C	31°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	6s	SSE	7kt	SW	12kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	6s	SSE	6kt	SW	13kt	28°C	31°C	0mm

Thursday

Aug 13

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.5-1.0ft 💨 3-12kt 🌡️ 26-34°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	SSE	6kt	SW	13kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SSE	6kt	SW	13kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SSE	6kt	SW	12kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SSE	5kt	WSW	12kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	5s	SSE	5kt	WSW	11kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	5s	SSE	5kt	W	10kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	5s	SSE	4kt	W	10kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	5s	SSE	4kt	W	9kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	3kt	W	9kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	5kt	W	9kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	6kt	WSW	8kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	7kt	SW	8kt	32°C	30°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	8kt	SW	9kt	32°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	9kt	SW	9kt	33°C	31°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	11kt	SSW	10kt	34°C	31°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	SSE	11kt	SSW	11kt	33°C	31°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	SSE	12kt	SSW	12kt	33°C	31°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	SSE	12kt	SSW	12kt	32°C	31°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	SSE	12kt	SSW	14kt	31°C	31°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	SSE	11kt	SW	15kt	30°C	31°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	SSE	11kt	SW	16kt	29°C	31°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	SSE	9kt	SW	15kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	6s	SSE	7kt	SW	14kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	SSE	6kt	WSW	13kt	28°C	30°C	0mm

Friday

Aug 14

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.5-0.7ft 💨 4-11kt 🌡️ 27-34°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	SSE	7kt	WSW	14kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	SSE	8kt	SW	15kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	SSE	8kt	SW	16kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	SSE	7kt	SW	15kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	6kt	WSW	14kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	5kt	WSW	13kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	5kt	WSW	12kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	5kt	WSW	12kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	4kt	WSW	12kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	5kt	WSW	10kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	6kt	WSW	9kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	7kt	SW	8kt	32°C	30°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	8kt	SW	9kt	32°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	9kt	SW	9kt	33°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	11kt	SSW	10kt	34°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	SSE	11kt	SSW	10kt	33°C	31°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	S	11kt	SSW	11kt	33°C	31°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	S	11kt	SSW	11kt	32°C	31°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	S	11kt	SSW	12kt	31°C	31°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	S	10kt	SSW	13kt	30°C	31°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	S	9kt	SSW	13kt	29°C	31°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	S	9kt	SSW	14kt	29°C	31°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	S	8kt	SW	14kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	S	8kt	SW	15kt	28°C	30°C	0mm

Saturday

Aug 15

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.5-0.7ft 💨 4-11kt 🌡️ 27-34°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	7s	S	8kt	SW	15kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	7s	S	7kt	SW	15kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	7s	S	7kt	SW	14kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	7s	S	7kt	SW	14kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	6s	S	6kt	SW	13kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	S	6kt	SW	13kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	7s	S	5kt	WSW	12kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	7s	S	5kt	WSW	12kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	8s	S	4kt	WSW	11kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	8s	S	5kt	WSW	10kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	8s	S	6kt	WSW	9kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	8s	S	6kt	SW	7kt	32°C	30°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	8s	S	8kt	SW	8kt	33°C	31°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	S	9kt	SSW	9kt	33°C	31°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	S	11kt	SSW	9kt	34°C	31°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	S	11kt	SSW	9kt	33°C	31°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	S	11kt	SSW	10kt	33°C	31°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	S	10kt	SSW	10kt	32°C	31°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	S	10kt	SSW	11kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	S	10kt	SSW	12kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	S	9kt	SSW	13kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	S	8kt	SSW	13kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	S	8kt	SW	13kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	S	7kt	SW	13kt	28°C	30°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:0.8ft @ 6s

Wind Conditions:1-9kt W

Water Temperature:29-30°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Destin in Florida is an exposed beach and jetty break that offers reliable surf, particularly during winter. Offshore winds from the north combine with south-southeast windswells to produce the best conditions, with waves breaking both left and right. The spot works well across all tide stages and remains generally uncrowded, even on good days. Hazards include rips and sharks. Consistent clean waves are most common in winter, with February being the prime month.

Best Swell Direction: S

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSSE

Ideal Wind DirectionN

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