Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
30.3° C
1.0° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 1PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (15 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.2
SSE
5
0.6
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
6
2
10
28
25
14
10
4
3
3
7
10
13
11
10
7
3
3
11
19
20
13
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:58AM0.27m
12:45PM0.24m
1:30PM0.20m
Low Tide
11:08PM-0.02m
11:32PM0.00m
11:35PM0.03m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:49
7:47
7:47
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
28
30
30
28
28
28
27
26
29
31
32
31
30
28
28
27
30
33
32
31
30
29
Feels °C
28
28
29
30
28
28
29
29
28
28
31
31
31
31
29
28
29
28
31
33
32
32
29
30
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