Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.6°C
2.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 1PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 230mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
160
147
121
133
144
165
147
100
86
86
81
79
64
62
48
62
62
62
23
32
23
10
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
SSE
35
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:03AM0.30m
5:14AM0.29m
6:23AM0.28m
Low Tide
4:01PM0.01m
4:53PM0.02m
5:33PM0.03m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
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6:39
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6:41
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6:41
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6:29
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6:28
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 mm
1
3
5
4
3
3
4
10
7
13
17
44
46
50
11
6
4
1
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1
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Temp °C
25
25
27
28
27
27
24
24
25
23
23
24
25
25
26
25
24
23
23
25
26
24
23
Feels °C
27
27
28
29
28
27
26
27
27
26
24
24
24
25
27
28
27
25
25
27
27
24
23
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