
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 1AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 50 | 187 | 320 | 204 | 103 | 50 | 51 | 71 | 175 | 122 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:09AM0.29m | 11:06AM0.29m | 11:58AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM-0.04m | 9:43PM-0.04m | 10:31PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | |
— | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
29 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 6 | — | S 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
— | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 50 | 187 | 320 | 204 | 103 | 50 | 51 | 71 | 175 | 122 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 492 | 1806 | 514 | 766 | 514 | 1012 | 953 | 953 | 953 | 919 | 923 | 34 | 864 | 865 | 430 | 430 | 1026 | 514 | 34 | 514 | 9 | 78 | 646 | 864 |
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