
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 5AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:07AM0.23m | 8:05AM0.26m | 9:08AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM-0.02m | 7:43PM-0.03m | 8:46PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 12 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 6 | SE 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 7 | — | — | — | S 9 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 22 | — | — | 19 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 492 | 507 | 492 | 514 | 1325 | 1358 | 491 | 499 | 490 | 514 | 514 | 567 | 766 | 818 | 490 | 492 | 491 | 497 | 514 | 491 | 491 | 768 | 491 | 492 |
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