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Daytona Beach Cam
Live Volusia County lifeguard-tower camera at Dunlawton Avenue, Daytona Beach Shores.
Dunlawton Ave lifeguard tower · Daytona Beach Shores
Right now at Daytona Beach
- Air temp
- 65°F
- Wind
- NW 6 mph
- Sky
- clear
- Next tide
- Low 12:33 AM tomorrow
Today runs 63–77°F with a 3% chance of rain. Sunset is at 5:33 PM.
Conditions from Open-Meteo and NOAA, refreshed through the day. The camera itself is a live feed from its operator.
Which fish look best today at Daytona Beach
The same day scores differently for each fish: water temperature, wind, tide and seas count differently for a snook than for a sheepshead. Today’s read for Daytona Bch, species by species.
Best bet: Spotted seatrout.
- Spotted seatrout87Prime
75°F water is right in the trout range.
Wind: 9 mph N, gusts 18
Better Tue: 93
Where to look
Grass flats and pothole edges; deeper holes and canals when it's cold.
Best trout spots today → - Redfish85Prime
75°F water is right in the redfish range.
Wind: 9 mph N, gusts 18
Better Tue: 92
Where to look
Oyster bars, grass flats and mangrove shorelines; they push shallow on a rising tide.
Best redfish spots today → - Sheepshead80Prime
75°F water is a little warm for sheepshead; the bite starts to ease.
Wind: 9 mph N, gusts 18
Where to look
Pilings, docks, oyster bars and rock — anything that grows barnacles.
Best sheepshead spots today → - Tarpon65Good
75°F water is cool for tarpon; the bite builds as it warms toward 76°F.
Better Wed: 86
- Spanish mackerel65Good
75°F water is right in the Spanish mackerel range.
Seas: 3.9 ft @ 9 s, long and easy
Better Wed: 91
Where to look
Open runs along beaches and passes, on clean, moving water.
Best Spanish mackerel spots today →
Scores conditions for each fish, not where they are or when a run starts. Water temperature is today’s reading applied to the whole week, so a cold front further out won’t show here until the water follows. Temperature ranges are rules of thumb for Florida inshore water.
About Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach is best known for the sand you can drive on — a legacy of the land-speed record runs that made this beach famous long before the Speedway existed — and the hard-packed coquina that makes it possible. Twenty-three miles of it run from Ormond down to Ponce Inlet, with the Halifax River running the whole length behind the barrier island. That pairing is the real story for anyone on the water: open Atlantic surf out front, protected river fishing a few blocks west when the wind is up.
What this camera is good for
- Surf and how firm the driving beach looks
- Crowd levels through Bike Week, Speedweeks and spring break
- Whether the Atlantic side is worth it or the river is the better call
- Sunrise over the water
This tower sits a few miles south of the Main Street Pier, on the same stretch of drivable beach.
Full conditions for Daytona Beach
Common questions
- Is the Daytona Beach camera live?
- Yes, it is a live stream running 24 hours a day. If it looks dark, it is night at the camera.
- Does it cost anything to watch?
- No. Salty Forecast is completely free — no ads, no account, no paid tier, and nothing on this page is behind a sign-up.
- What are the tides at Daytona Beach today?
- Today's high and low tide times for Daytona Beach are on the tide chart page, drawn from the NOAA station at Daytona Beach Shores, Sunglow Pier. Tide state changes what the beach looks like on camera — at low water the beach is at its widest.
- Why does the camera look hazy or dark?
- Live cameras sit outdoors: rain on the lens, salt spray, fog and low light all affect the picture. Night views are lit only by whatever is nearby. If the feed is down entirely, that is the operator's camera rather than this page — the conditions above still update.