Fort Walton Beach surf break

Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 CDT
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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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 7AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (18 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (18 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.3
W
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)66666668877777--2------2
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)331111111111110010000001
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
0
N
0
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22PM
0.11
12:16PM
0.06
1:07AM
0.08
11:50AM
0.09
11:56AM
0.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
0.02
5:57PM
0.02
5:55AM
0.05
7:59PM
0.01
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise---6:52-------6:50-------6:50----
Sunset------6:54-------6:55-------6:57-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C9765711131312121111121517161616151416181818
Feels °C (?)321-1171011987781213121314131115151515
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