Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 6 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (23 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 11PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)--
Afternoon (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
8
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
9
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.1
S
9
0.3
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
21
10
12
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
NW
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:01AM0.20m
7:32AM0.21m
8:12AM0.22m
Low Tide
5:42PM0.02m
6:15PM0.01m
6:57PM-0.00m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:51
7:51
7:51
 mm
3
2
1
Temp °C
30
30
28
26
25
24
26
29
30
30
23
26
26
25
26
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
29
Feels °C
31
33
31
29
28
26
27
31
31
32
21
27
27
26
28
29
29
29
30
30
30
31
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
6
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.4
SW
3
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
1
1
10
12
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
SW
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
29
21
6
1
1
3
3
4
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
906
766
766
884
953
1033
1044
1113
1562
1567
646
514
508
514
1773
1901
1863
1822
525
514
1396
1396
1358
1522
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Rating
(10 max)
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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