Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:00AM0.27m | 11:52AM0.24m | 12:47PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.01m | 10:05PM0.04m | 9:57PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1773 | 1837 | 1837 | 1612 | 1612 | 1773 | 1680 | 1773 | 1773 | 1822 | 1806 | 1749 | 1806 | 1680 | 676 | 766 | 1181 | 2052 | 1837 | 1033 | 1033 |
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