Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.8° C
0.6° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
155
118
110
124
101
79
69
64
38
25
15
14
13
25
19
15
11
8
6
7
9
11
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
NNW
5
NNE
0
E
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:12PM0.15m
3:53AM0.14m
4:18PM0.12m
3:45AM0.17m
Low Tide
9:12PM0.07m
11:37AM0.07m
7:26PM0.08m
1:43PM0.05m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:37
 mm
3
5
4
3
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
29
28
29
29
30
29
28
28
27
26
28
30
29
29
28
28
27
27
29
30
29
29
28
Feels °C
30
29
30
29
30
29
29
30
30
28
31
31
29
30
31
31
29
30
33
30
31
31
31
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