Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.8°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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 7PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Evening (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
E
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
SE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:09AM0.26m
4:17AM0.27m
Low Tide
1:28PM0.04m
2:59PM0.03m
4:19PM0.02m
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:05
 mm
1
1
4
5
Temp °C
30
31
30
29
29
28
28
27
29
31
31
29
29
29
28
28
28
30
31
29
29
Feels °C
33
34
33
32
33
31
31
30
31
33
33
32
32
33
31
31
33
34
34
32
33
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