Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 12 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
27.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jun)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
16
15
15
9
7
8
17
15
15
8
7
7
8
8
8
5
16
44
40
24
15
7
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
WNW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:16AM0.23m
9:05AM0.26m
10:03AM0.27m
Low Tide
7:26PM-0.02m
8:33PM-0.04m
9:41PM-0.05m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:47
7:49
7:49
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
29
28
28
27
27
27
26
29
30
29
28
27
27
26
26
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
26
Feels °C
32
31
29
30
30
30
30
29
32
31
31
29
29
30
29
29
30
30
28
28
29
28
29
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
6
6
16
15
15
9
7
8
17
15
15
8
7
7
8
8
8
4
9
8
4
4
4
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
1
5
2
2
7
6
6
2
2
6
2
6
6
1
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
5
4
7
7
5
5
16
44
40
24
15
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
646
1139
1139
1121
1209
953
1132
1001
1121
1774
1517
1523
1505
1517
1551
692
567
1139
1400
492
508
1139
905
766
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
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