Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 12 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (02 Jul)--
Evening (02 Jul)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.4
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NE
10
E
10
E
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
W
10
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:28PM0.23m
1:00PM0.21m
1:30PM0.18m
Low Tide
11:06PM-0.01m
11:26PM-0.01m
11:40PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
28
27
27
29
31
31
29
28
28
27
26
29
32
31
29
29
28
28
27
29
31
30
29
28
Feels °C
32
30
30
32
33
33
31
32
32
30
29
32
33
31
30
31
30
30
29
32
32
30
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
Distance (km)
768
766
747
747
1132
1099
1837
767
1385
497
490
525
1003
1121
1348
491
491
491
492
491
1121
1806
2023
1456
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Rating
(10 max)
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
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