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.

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Destin, Florida

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🌊 SWELL

0.2
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HEIGHT

0.2ft

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PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

10kt

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AIR TEMP

28°C

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SWELL

0.2ft @
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SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Tiny waves under 1ft with mixed swell and gentle offshore winds keeping it clean

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Thursday

Sep 24

GOOD9 good hours

🌊 0.2-1.0ft 💨 3-10kt 🌡️ 23-34°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	8s	S	4kt	NE	6kt	26°C	30°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	8s	S	4kt	NE	6kt	26°C	30°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	8s	S	4kt	NE	6kt	25°C	30°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	8s	S	4kt	NE	7kt	25°C	30°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	8s	S	4kt	NE	8kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	8s	S	5kt	NE	9kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	8s	S	5kt	NNE	9kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	8s	S	5kt	NNE	10kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	8s	S	5kt	NNE	10kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	8s	S	6kt	NE	10kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	8s	S	6kt	NE	10kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	8s	S	7kt	ENE	10kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	6s	SSE	6kt	ENE	9kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	ESE	6kt	ENE	9kt	32°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	3s	E	5kt	ENE	8kt	34°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	3s	E	4kt	NE	9kt	33°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	3s	E	4kt	NE	9kt	32°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	3s	ESE	3kt	NNE	10kt	32°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	ESE	6kt	NE	13kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	ESE	8kt	NE	17kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	ESE	10kt	ENE	20kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	SE	10kt	ENE	20kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SE	10kt	ENE	21kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SSE	10kt	ENE	21kt	28°C	30°C	0mm

Friday

Sep 25

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-1.5ft 💨 7-11kt 🌡️ 21-32°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSE	9kt	ENE	19kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	7s	S	8kt	ENE	17kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	7s	S	7kt	ENE	15kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	7kt	ENE	15kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	SW	7kt	ENE	14kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	WSW	7kt	NE	14kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	WSW	7kt	NE	15kt	22°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SW	7kt	NE	15kt	22°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SW	7kt	NE	16kt	21°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	WSW	8kt	ENE	14kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	WSW	8kt	ENE	13kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	W	9kt	ENE	12kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	2s	NNW	8kt	NE	11kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	2s	NNE	8kt	NE	11kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	ENE	8kt	NE	10kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	3s	ENE	8kt	NE	11kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	4s	E	8kt	NE	11kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	5s	ESE	9kt	NE	11kt	32°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	ESE	9kt	NE	15kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	5s	ESE	10kt	NE	18kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	ESE	10kt	NE	21kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	SE	10kt	NE	22kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	11kt	NE	22kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	7s	S	11kt	ENE	22kt	23°C	30°C	0mm

Saturday

Sep 26

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-1.8ft 💨 5-10kt 🌡️ 18-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	7s	S	10kt	ENE	21kt	22°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	7s	S	9kt	ENE	20kt	22°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	7s	S	9kt	ENE	19kt	21°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	S	8kt	NE	19kt	20°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	6s	S	8kt	NE	18kt	19°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	6s	S	7kt	NE	17kt	19°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	5s	S	7kt	NE	17kt	18°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	5s	S	7kt	NE	17kt	18°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	5s	S	7kt	NE	17kt	18°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	6s	S	8kt	NE	15kt	19°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	S	8kt	NE	14kt	21°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	S	9kt	NE	12kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	SSE	8kt	NE	11kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	SE	8kt	NE	11kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	4s	E	8kt	NE	10kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	ESE	8kt	NE	10kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	SSE	8kt	NE	10kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	6s	S	8kt	NE	11kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	6s	S	7kt	NE	10kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	SSE	6kt	NE	8kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSE	5kt	NE	7kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	SSE	5kt	NNE	10kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSE	6kt	NNE	12kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	6s	SSE	6kt	NNE	14kt	22°C	30°C	0mm

Sunday

Sep 27

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-1.4ft 💨 2-6kt 🌡️ 18-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	6s	SSE	6kt	NE	13kt	21°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	7s	S	6kt	NE	13kt	21°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	7s	S	6kt	ENE	13kt	20°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	7s	S	5kt	ENE	11kt	20°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	7s	S	5kt	ENE	10kt	20°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	7s	S	5kt	E	8kt	19°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	7s	S	5kt	ENE	8kt	19°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	7s	S	5kt	ENE	8kt	19°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	7s	S	5kt	ENE	8kt	18°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	6s	S	5kt	ENE	8kt	21°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	6s	S	5kt	ENE	8kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	6s	S	6kt	E	8kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	SSE	5kt	E	7kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	5s	SE	5kt	E	7kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	4s	ESE	4kt	ESE	6kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	4s	ESE	3kt	E	6kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	4s	ESE	2kt	E	5kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	4s	ESE	2kt	ENE	5kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	4s	ESE	2kt	E	4kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	4s	ESE	2kt	E	3kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	4s	ESE	2kt	E	3kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	4s	ESE	2kt	ENE	3kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	SE	2kt	NNE	2kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	SE	2kt	NNW	2kt	23°C	30°C	0mm

Monday

Sep 28

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.4-0.6ft 💨 1-6kt 🌡️ 21-31°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	SE	2kt	NNE	2kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	SE	2kt	ENE	2kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	4s	SE	2kt	E	2kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	4s	SE	2kt	NE	2kt	22°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	4s	ESE	2kt	NNE	2kt	22°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	4s	ESE	2kt	NNW	2kt	22°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	4s	ESE	3kt	NNW	3kt	21°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	4s	SE	3kt	N	3kt	21°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	4s	SE	4kt	N	4kt	21°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	4s	SE	4kt	N	4kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	4s	SE	3kt	N	4kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	4s	SE	3kt	NNE	4kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	4s	SE	2kt	NE	4kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	4s	SE	2kt	ENE	3kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	4s	SE	1kt	ESE	3kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	4s	SE	3kt	SE	4kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	4s	SE	4kt	SSE	4kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	SE	6kt	S	5kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	SE	6kt	SSW	5kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	SE	5kt	SSW	6kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	4s	SE	5kt	SW	7kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	4s	SE	4kt	SW	6kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	4s	SE	4kt	SW	5kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	4s	SE	3kt	SW	4kt	24°C	30°C	0mm

Tuesday

Sep 29

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-0.4ft 💨 2-7kt 🌡️ 23-31°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	4s	SE	3kt	WSW	4kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	SE	4kt	W	4kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	SE	4kt	W	4kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	SE	4kt	WNW	4kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	SE	4kt	WNW	4kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	4s	SE	4kt	NW	4kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	4s	SE	3kt	NW	3kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	4s	SE	3kt	NW	3kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	4s	SE	3kt	NW	3kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	4s	SE	3kt	NW	3kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	4s	SE	4kt	NNW	4kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	4s	SE	4kt	NNW	4kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	4s	SE	4kt	WNW	3kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	3s	SE	4kt	WSW	3kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	3s	SE	4kt	SSW	3kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	SE	5kt	SSW	5kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	SE	6kt	SSW	7kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SE	7kt	SSW	9kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SE	6kt	SW	8kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SE	5kt	SW	7kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	3s	SE	4kt	SW	6kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	3s	SE	3kt	SSW	5kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	3s	SE	2kt	SSW	3kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	3s	SE	2kt	S	2kt	25°C	30°C	0mm

Wednesday

Sep 30

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-0.5ft 💨 1-9kt 🌡️ 22-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	3s	SE	2kt	SW	2kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	3s	SE	1kt	WNW	2kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SSE	1kt	NNW	2kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SSE	2kt	N	2kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	SSE	2kt	NE	2kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	SSE	3kt	ENE	3kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	4s	SSE	3kt	ENE	4kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	5s	S	4kt	ENE	5kt	22°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	5s	SSW	4kt	ENE	6kt	22°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSW	5kt	E	6kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSW	6kt	ESE	7kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSW	6kt	ESE	7kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSW	7kt	SE	8kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSW	8kt	SE	9kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSW	9kt	SSE	10kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSW	8kt	SSE	9kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	SSW	8kt	S	9kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	SSW	7kt	S	9kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	SSW	7kt	S	10kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	SSW	6kt	SSE	11kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	SW	6kt	SSE	12kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSW	6kt	SSE	11kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSW	6kt	SSE	11kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSW	6kt	S	11kt	25°C	30°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:0.4ft @ 5s

Wind Conditions:3-11kt NE

Water Temperature: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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