
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 46 | 180 | 173 | 213 | 172 | 109 | 66 | 86 | 114 | 129 | 114 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:08AM0.28m | 10:09AM0.29m | 11:06AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM-0.04m | 9:43PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
6 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
30 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 46 | 180 | 173 | 213 | 172 | 109 | 66 | 86 | 114 | 129 | 114 | 181 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 514 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 825 | 632 | 766 | 676 | 1026 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 497 | 495 | 514 | 567 | 1026 | 1026 | 766 | 768 | 884 | 550 | 514 | 8 |
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