Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 12 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 6PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (21 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.6
SW
6
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
6
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.7
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
23
14
16
35
21
31
26
23
28
29
34
28
20
25
24
18
15
16
14
14
10
14
7
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:05AM0.12m
6:52AM0.14m
6:44AM0.17m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.05m
7:55PM0.04m
5:42PM0.02m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:51
7:51
7:51
 mm
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
30
30
30
30
28
27
26
Feels °C
31
30
29
30
30
30
30
31
30
31
30
30
30
30
30
31
31
32
30
31
32
31
31
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
9
0.6
SW
5
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
Energy kJ
21
13
13
6
3
3
3
3
1
1
5
3
1
2
18
1
1
1
5
10
14
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
6
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
6
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.7
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.3
WNW
4
Energy kJ
13
23
14
16
35
21
31
26
23
28
29
34
28
20
25
24
15
16
14
14
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1174
1026
1026
1027
1026
1348
1517
1620
1620
1962
1121
1773
766
953
953
953
1458
1376
818
514
766
1036
1033
884
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
8
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