Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 7PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 6 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 41 | 46 | 35 | 38 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 41 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:40AM0.25m | 2:30AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59AM0.05m | 1:18PM0.05m | 2:37PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 4 | S 6 | S 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 35 | 38 | 23 | 17 | — | 13 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 27 | 41 | 46 | — | — | — | 8 | 20 | 41 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1773 | 1962 | 2067 | 768 | 1716 | 865 | 1036 | 807 | 1012 | 1863 | 1863 | 1033 | 1012 | 884 | 768 | 766 | 768 | 768 | 1099 | 1680 | 1099 |
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