Fort Walton Beach surf break

Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fort Walton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 6AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.2
WNW
0.1
W
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)55556667663-634445555444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)272095112221101510183141372722753
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
N
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
0.14
8:00PM
0.15
8:51PM
0.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:50AM
-0.06
7:38AM
-0.07
8:17AM
-0.07
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:43---
Sunset------5:07-------5:07-------5:08-
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C12118426876557111416161717171814161714
Feels °C (?)861-4-6-20001136810111213131510121410
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