Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.4° C
0.2° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 2s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 1PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Evening (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)2s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
5
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
0
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
0
S
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
5
S
5
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
SE
20
SSE
5
SW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:05AM0.20m
4:48AM0.23m
5:47AM0.25m
Low Tide
3:07PM0.03m
4:23PM0.02m
5:36PM-0.00m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:35
 mm
Temp °C
28
28
28
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
28
27
26
28
28
27
28
27
Feels °C
30
32
32
31
31
30
30
31
31
31
31
31
30
30
32
33
30
29
30
29
28
32
30
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