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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🌊 SWELL

0.3
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0.3ft

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5kt

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21°C

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0.2ft @
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Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Tiny waves under 1ft with mixed swell with glassy conditions Note: winds from N would be better.

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Thursday

Mar 26

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-1.1ft 💨 2-8kt 🌡️ 16-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	5s	SE	2kt	SSE	2kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	5s	SE	2kt	SE	2kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	4s	SE	2kt	ESE	2kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	4s	SE	2kt	ESE	2kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	4s	SE	2kt	E	2kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	4s	SE	3kt	E	3kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	4s	SE	3kt	E	3kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	4s	SE	3kt	E	3kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	4s	SE	3kt	E	3kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	5s	SSE	4kt	ESE	4kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	6s	S	4kt	SE	5kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	6s	S	5kt	SSE	6kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	6s	S	6kt	SSE	6kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	7s	S	7kt	SSE	6kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	7s	S	8kt	S	7kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	SSE	7kt	S	6kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	SSE	7kt	S	6kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	SE	7kt	SSW	6kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	SE	6kt	SSW	8kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	SE	6kt	SSW	10kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	SE	6kt	SW	12kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	SE	6kt	SW	11kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	SE	5kt	SW	11kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	SE	4kt	SW	10kt	18°C	21°C	0mm

Friday

Mar 27

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-0.5ft 💨 3-10kt 🌡️ 17-26°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	SE	4kt	SW	9kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	4s	SE	4kt	WSW	8kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	4s	SE	4kt	WSW	7kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	3s	SE	4kt	WSW	6kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	3s	SE	3kt	W	4kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	3s	SE	3kt	W	3kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	3s	SSE	3kt	WNW	3kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	3s	SSW	3kt	NW	3kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	2s	SW	3kt	NNW	3kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	2s	SW	3kt	NW	3kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	2s	SW	3kt	WNW	4kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	2s	SW	3kt	W	4kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	4s	SW	4kt	WSW	5kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSW	6kt	SW	6kt	26°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	7s	S	8kt	SSW	7kt	26°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	S	8kt	SSW	8kt	26°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	S	9kt	SSW	10kt	25°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	S	10kt	SSW	11kt	25°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	S	10kt	SW	12kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	S	9kt	SW	14kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	6s	S	8kt	SW	15kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	6s	S	7kt	WSW	15kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	S	6kt	WSW	15kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	S	5kt	W	15kt	20°C	21°C	0mm

Saturday

Mar 28

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-1.0ft 💨 5-13kt 🌡️ 17-26°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	S	5kt	WNW	14kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSW	5kt	WNW	12kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	4s	SSW	5kt	NW	11kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	4s	SW	6kt	NNW	15kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	4s	WSW	8kt	NNW	19kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1ft	3s	WSW	10kt	N	23kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	WSW	10kt	N	23kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	SW	10kt	N	23kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	SSW	10kt	N	23kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	SSW	11kt	N	21kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	SSW	12kt	NNE	19kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	SSW	13kt	NNE	17kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSW	12kt	NNE	16kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	S	12kt	NNE	15kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSE	12kt	NNE	14kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	SSE	11kt	NNE	14kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	SSE	10kt	NNE	13kt	26°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	6s	S	10kt	NNE	13kt	26°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	S	10kt	NE	15kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	11kt	NE	18kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	12kt	NE	21kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	12kt	NE	21kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	11kt	ENE	21kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	11kt	ENE	21kt	20°C	20°C	0mm

Sunday

Mar 29

POOR4 excellent hours

🌊 0.2-3.7ft 💨 1-12kt 🌡️ 15-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	S	11kt	ENE	22kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	S	11kt	ENE	22kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	S	10kt	ENE	22kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	S	10kt	ENE	22kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	7s	S	10kt	ENE	22kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	7s	S	10kt	ENE	22kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	S	10kt	ENE	22kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	S	10kt	ENE	22kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	S	10kt	ENE	22kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	S	11kt	ENE	20kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	S	11kt	ENE	19kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	S	12kt	ENE	18kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	SSE	10kt	E	16kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	7s	SSE	9kt	E	14kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	7s	SE	8kt	E	11kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	7s	SE	8kt	ESE	11kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	3.7ft	7s	SE	7kt	SE	10kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	3.7ft	8s	SE	7kt	SSE	9kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	7s	SE	5kt	SSE	6kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	7s	SE	3kt	SE	4kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	7s	SE	1kt	SE	1kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	6s	SE	5kt	ESE	7kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	2.9ft	6s	SE	8kt	ESE	13kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	6s	SE	12kt	ESE	20kt	20°C	20°C	0mm

Monday

Mar 30

FAIR4 excellent hours

🌊 1.2-4.0ft 💨 4-11kt 🌡️ 14-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	2.9ft	6s	SE	11kt	E	20kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	7s	SSE	10kt	E	21kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	7s	SSE	10kt	E	22kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	2.8ft	7s	SSE	9kt	E	21kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	SSE	9kt	E	20kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	7s	SE	8kt	E	19kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	7s	SSE	8kt	E	19kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	7s	SSE	7kt	E	18kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	SSE	7kt	E	17kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	SSE	8kt	E	16kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	SSE	8kt	E	14kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	SSE	9kt	ESE	13kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	7s	SSE	9kt	SE	12kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	3.1ft	7s	SE	9kt	SE	11kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	4ft	7s	SE	9kt	SSE	10kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	3.7ft	7s	SE	9kt	SSE	10kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	3.4ft	7s	SE	9kt	SSE	10kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	3.1ft	7s	SE	9kt	S	11kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	SE	7kt	SSE	11kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	3.2ft	7s	SE	6kt	SSE	11kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	7s	SE	4kt	SSE	11kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	7s	SE	4kt	SE	9kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	7s	SE	4kt	SE	6kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3ft	7s	SE	4kt	ESE	4kt	18°C	20°C	0mm

Tuesday

Mar 31

GOOD6 excellent hours

🌊 0.2-4.0ft 💨 2-10kt 🌡️ 16-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	7s	SSE	4kt	ESE	7kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	7s	SSE	5kt	E	10kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	SSE	5kt	E	13kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	SSE	5kt	E	16kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	8s	SSE	6kt	ESE	18kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	4ft	8s	SSE	6kt	ESE	20kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	SSE	6kt	ESE	18kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	7s	SSE	6kt	ESE	17kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	SSE	5kt	ESE	16kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	SSE	7kt	ESE	15kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	SSE	8kt	SE	14kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1ft	7s	SSE	9kt	SE	14kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	S	10kt	SE	13kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	S	10kt	SE	12kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	8s	S	10kt	SSE	12kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	S	9kt	SSE	11kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	7s	SSE	9kt	SSE	11kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	3.2ft	7s	SSE	8kt	S	11kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	7s	SSE	7kt	WNW	10kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	7s	SSE	5kt	NE	9kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	7s	SSE	4kt	SSE	8kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	7s	SSE	4kt	SSE	6kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	7s	SSE	3kt	SE	5kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	7s	SSE	2kt	SE	3kt	18°C	20°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 1

GOOD3 excellent hours

🌊 2.4-3.6ft 💨 3-12kt 🌡️ 17-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	7s	SSE	3kt	SE	5kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	7s	SSE	4kt	SE	8kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	7s	SSE	5kt	SE	10kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	SSE	5kt	SE	10kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	SSE	5kt	ESE	10kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	7s	SSE	5kt	ESE	10kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	SSE	6kt	ESE	13kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	SSE	6kt	ESE	15kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	SSE	6kt	ESE	18kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	SSE	7kt	ESE	17kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	3ft	7s	SSE	9kt	SE	16kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	7s	SSE	10kt	SE	14kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.9ft	7s	SSE	11kt	SE	14kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.7ft	7s	SSE	11kt	SE	14kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	7s	SSE	12kt	SSE	14kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	SSE	11kt	SSE	14kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	SSE	10kt	SSE	13kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	SSE	9kt	SSE	13kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	SSE	9kt	SSE	14kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	SSE	8kt	SSE	15kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	SSE	7kt	SSE	16kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	6s	SSE	6kt	SSE	13kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	3.2ft	7s	SSE	5kt	SSE	9kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	7s	SSE	4kt	SSE	6kt	18°C	21°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:0.5ft @ 5s

Wind Conditions:2-10kt SSE

Water Temperature:20-21°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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