Fort Walton Beach surf break

Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 CST
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Fort Walton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)
Nearby Cam: 1km away, Inlet Reef Beachcam Destin, FL


How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 1AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jan)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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

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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
S
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.4
NE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)666666666668696366465544
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5241433325171178441111000111111
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
WSW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
0
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:29PM
0.09
4:51PM
0.11
5:26PM
0.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:43AM
-0.02
4:20AM
-0.04
5:07AM
-0.05
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise------6:43-------6:43-------6:43-
Sunset5:02-------5:04-------5:04-------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C23231916129812131074323710108766610
Feels °C (?)23241712620452-1-4-4-5-3255221227
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