
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 20 | 25 | 72 | 139 | 72 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 59 | 59 | 90 | 64 | 46 | 32 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:09AM0.29m | 11:06AM0.29m | 11:58AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM-0.04m | 10:31PM-0.04m | 11:08PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | |
— | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | 7:49 | |
mm | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSE 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
16 | 20 | 25 | 72 | 139 | 72 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 59 | 59 | 90 | 64 | 46 | 32 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1026 | 1026 | 1026 | 1026 | 1026 | 1012 | 1012 | 1325 | 1325 | 768 | 768 | 884 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 8 | 514 | 514 | 596 | 1697 | 1650 | 1358 | 1181 | 1744 |
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