Destin Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.45° W

Destin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Destin sea temperature is
28.0°C
2.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Destin today (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Destin at 12PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (07 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

Table - waves today at Destin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 132mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Mainly gales.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.4
SE
6
0.1
S
5
0.5
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
1
E
4
1
E
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
2.4
SE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
10
1
17
22
11
9
35
62
45
29
49
39
41
135
277
674
714
612
545
542
498
569
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
E
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
60
ENE
70
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:39AM0.22m
1:42AM0.15m
10:05AM0.18m
10:49PM0.18m
Low Tide
6:05PM0.08m
3:13AM0.10m
5:29PM0.10m
6:25AM0.08m
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heavy rain
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5
13
18
22
17
25
Temp °C
23
22
23
27
28
26
25
24
23
22
24
26
27
24
23
23
20
19
19
18
19
20
22
Feels °C
22
20
21
26
27
25
24
23
23
22
23
24
26
23
20
18
14
13
13
12
13
12
12
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