Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.7° C
0.4° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.8
W
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.1
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
6
5
6
18
35
30
17
7
9
4
4
8
10
22
8
9
7
9
10
22
51
61
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
NNE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
SW
25
SW
10
ENE
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
20
SW
25
SW
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:02AM0.24m
11:39AM0.23m
12:18PM0.21m
Low Tide
9:53PM0.01m
10:09PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:40
7:40
 mm
1
1
18
6
1
1
Temp °C
30
29
28
32
33
32
30
27
26
28
28
29
32
30
25
28
26
27
27
29
31
30
27
28
Feels °C
33
32
30
35
35
32
30
29
30
32
33
33
34
30
28
29
28
29
30
32
32
31
28
31
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