Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 6 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
26.6° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Fort Walton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (10 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (10 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
2
2
1
2
8
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
20
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:29AM0.17m
7:42AM0.20m
8:16AM0.23m
Low Tide
5:33PM0.02m
6:25PM-0.00m
7:26PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:47
7:47
7:47
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
27
29
29
27
27
26
26
25
27
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
27
29
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
27
28
29
28
28
30
29
30
29
29
29
28
28
29
30
28
29
31
30
28
30
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
S
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
6
6
6
2
2
1
2
8
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
20
15
15
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
6
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
3
5
5
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
895
895
906
1806
1880
1773
1382
492
492
491
1213
1325
1367
1358
568
498
650
567
646
1132
1551
1523
1376
923
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
4
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