Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.2° C
0.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 8AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
35
20
19
18
9
9
6
5
8
5
3
3
2
4
5
7
7
9
12
13
22
30
37
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
NW
5
N
5
N
10
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
SSW
10
ENE
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:55AM0.23m
7:52AM0.23m
8:48AM0.24m
Low Tide
6:47PM0.01m
7:40PM0.00m
8:25PM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:44
7:44
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
28
31
30
29
29
28
28
27
28
29
31
27
27
28
28
27
30
32
33
32
30
Feels °C
32
30
31
32
33
30
29
31
30
30
28
29
31
33
30
29
31
30
30
32
34
33
33
32
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