Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Jul 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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
2
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
10
11
21
27
51
99
185
178
168
200
313
441
585
537
604
789
724
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
35
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:02PM0.11m
4:39AM0.16m
4:52AM0.18m
Low Tide
8:08PM0.06m
3:09PM0.05m
4:07PM0.03m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:46
7:46
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
31
29
28
27
26
26
30
29
29
27
27
27
26
26
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
33
30
30
29
27
26
29
28
28
27
28
28
26
25
26
27
27
27
28
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