Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 6 pm 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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 3AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (03 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Evening (03 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
S
15
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
High Tide
1:00PM0.21m
1:30PM0.18m
Low Tide
11:26PM-0.01m
11:40PM0.01m
11:43PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:51
 mm
2
Temp °C
32
31
29
28
27
27
29
31
31
30
29
29
28
27
29
31
30
29
29
28
28
27
29
30
Feels °C
34
33
32
32
31
31
32
33
32
31
30
31
30
29
32
33
30
31
31
31
31
31
33
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
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
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Distance (km)
1121
1567
1208
1162
497
492
514
1003
1121
1773
1523
491
491
491
491
1348
1348
1749
1458
1551
1523
1680
1773
1812
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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