Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
24.3°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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sat night).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.6
E
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
SE
5
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
6
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
14
15
8
5
0
18
36
64
85
116
120
178
124
275
318
309
266
251
178
155
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
E
20
E
35
ENE
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:41AM0.29m
3:43AM0.27m
Low Tide
1:35PM-0.01m
2:34PM-0.01m
3:19PM0.00m
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11
43
29
2
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Temp °C
22
25
26
25
25
23
22
22
23
25
25
25
23
21
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
19
23
25
23
23
20
20
21
21
24
23
23
23
20
17
15
16
18
18
19
19
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