Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.9°C
1.0° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
S
3
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
4
5
2
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
10
WSW
5
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
NE
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:37AM0.22m
2:14AM0.24m
3:09AM0.26m
Low Tide
11:50AM0.05m
1:28PM0.04m
2:59PM0.03m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:06
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
2
5
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
29
31
31
30
29
29
28
27
30
33
30
30
29
28
27
27
29
29
28
28
28
Feels °C
31
32
31
32
33
34
33
33
32
31
30
33
36
33
33
33
32
30
30
32
32
30
31
32
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