Destin Beach surf report
Destin, Florida
Updated 6:03 AM CDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
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About Destin Beach
Destin Beach sits on the Florida coast, where the water runs from about 62°F in January to 87°F in August.
The water averages above 70°F in April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November — 8 months of the year — peaking around 87°F in August and dropping to about 62°F in January.
Today it is 86°F. That is 1° below the August average of 87°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station East Pass (Destin) about 1.7 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Destin Beach good for surfing today?
Flat or blown out — we score it 33 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is wave size at 0.6 ft.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.