Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 6 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.5° 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 (19 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)--
Afternoon (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (19 Jun)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
140
132
128
128
105
82
70
45
48
21
19
20
21
21
21
23
23
32
30
18
32
31
27
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:25PM0.20m
2:59PM0.16m
10:05AM0.12m
6:52AM0.14m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.02m
00:39AM0.04m
10:11PM0.05m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:50
7:51
7:51
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
25
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
Feels °C
31
32
31
32
31
30
30
32
32
32
30
31
29
29
30
29
30
30
31
29
30
30
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
167
140
132
105
82
60
45
48
19
19
20
21
21
21
12
11
7
1
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
31
21
14
14
14
14
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
Energy kJ
128
128
70
9
20
13
23
23
32
30
18
32
31
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
232
905
766
787
559
766
676
825
953
34
34
9
514
1523
1132
1033
1147
1026
1026
1026
1026
1612
1650
1714
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
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