Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 12 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 9AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Afternoon (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
10
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
W
3
0.1
S
9
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
2
3
5
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
5
3
1
2
2
1
2
6
4
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
W
10
NW
5
WNW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross
off
High Tide
9:46AM0.23m
10:34AM0.24m
11:17AM0.24m
Low Tide
9:23PM-0.01m
10:05PM-0.02m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
29
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
30
32
31
30
29
28
28
27
30
33
31
26
26
Feels °C
31
30
31
34
32
31
30
31
31
30
29
33
34
31
31
31
32
31
29
32
35
33
30
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
4
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
3
5
4
3
1
1
3
4
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
6
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
490
491
491
514
1158
953
596
507
514
514
498
490
1121
1348
490
490
514
508
550
550
1113
1026
1003
1348
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Fort Walton Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest