Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.8° C
0.5° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
41
35
23
42
51
39
69
69
53
71
171
239
201
147
138
141
137
161
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:05PM0.18m
2:12PM0.15m
Low Tide
10:17PM0.03m
10:09PM0.05m
9:12PM0.07m
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:39
7:38
 mm
1
4
1
9
24
8
2
1
2
1
3
2
2
4
4
2
Temp °C
31
29
24
26
27
27
25
26
28
28
29
29
29
29
30
31
29
28
28
Feels °C
32
30
25
29
30
30
29
27
29
29
30
30
30
30
31
31
30
28
30
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