Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 3AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 37 | 45 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 19 | 59 | 80 | 48 | 32 | 13 | 116 | 62 | 29 | 19 | 22 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:18PM0.21m | 1:05PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM0.02m | 10:17PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 9 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 43 | 32 | — | — | — | 27 | 19 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 19 | 37 | 45 | 17 | 18 | 28 | — | 19 | 59 | 80 | 48 | — | 13 | 116 | 62 | 29 | 18 | 22 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1147 | 1358 | 1033 | 1158 | 1181 | 9 | 1026 | 1113 | 1026 | 1121 | 568 | 1158 | 1181 | 1181 | 1562 | 1348 | 1113 | 544 | 734 |
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