Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SE 4 | S 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:37AM0.22m | 2:14AM0.24m | 3:09AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50AM0.05m | 1:28PM0.04m | 2:59PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | E 5 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | — | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 667 | 1181 | 650 | 624 | 1099 | 1099 | 1541 | 596 | 548 | 510 | 541 | 685 | 768 | 1099 | 895 | 504 | 491 | 491 | 696 | 895 | 1099 | 1325 | 1325 | 491 |
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