Volusia County Beach Safety AI Dashboard

Time: 05:00 (5:00 AM)

Day Type: Weekday

Swell Trend: Dropping

Tide Risk Overlap: None (1.0x)

Executive Summary & County Averages

Avg Rip Current Score

5 / Low

Uniform across all surveyed beaches.

Avg Longshore Current

7.01 mph

Primary hazard today. Speeds elevated across northern/central county.

Avg Bather Load Score

7 / Low

Expected for early morning (5:00 AM) weekday.

Location Exceptions & Specific Hazards

CRITICAL HAZARD FLAG: Strong Southward Longshore Current

Affected Areas: Ormond, Daytona, and Dunlawton.
A high-speed longshore drift ranging from 6.74 mph to 7.28 mph is active. The AI has flagged this explicitly as a Lost Child Hazard. Patrol units should maintain high situational awareness regarding lateral drift of bathers.

Ormond Peak Current Hazard

Ormond represents the peak longshore drift speed in the county today at 7.28 mph. Water temperature is the lowest recorded locally at 65.0°F.
New Smyrna Longshore Variance Elevated Bather Load

Anomaly detected: Unlike the rest of the county, New Smyrna's longshore current risk is categorized objectively as Low with no hazard flags, despite recording a raw speed of 7.08 mph. Additionally, New Smyrna is showing a minor variance in bather load, scoring a 10 (compared to the county average of 7), though this remains within the "Low" threshold. Water temperature is slightly warmer at 65.9°F.

Report parameters configured for exception-based logging. Unlisted locations/metrics exactly match the county averages. Wave heights (0 ft) and wave periods (0 s) currently register nominal/unmeasurable baselines.