Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (28 Aug):
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 12PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 3 | — | — | S 5 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | E 2 | S 5 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:43AM0.21m | 2:35AM0.14m | 12:55PM0.18m | 1:31AM0.16m | 2:42PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.07m | 4:31AM0.09m | 8:03PM0.09m | 7:56AM0.08m | 6:10PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | |
mm | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 2 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 514 | 514 | 514 | 491 | 1358 | 507 | 507 | 528 | 514 | 508 | 491 | 1033 | 1033 | 490 | 490 | 1340 | 1340 | 1340 | 1181 | 624 | 1837 | 1348 | 1340 |
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