Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
30.3°C
2.1° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 10AM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (13 Sep)--
Evening (13 Sep)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
WSW
2
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
5
N
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:32AM0.23m
1:01AM0.25m
Low Tide
9:26AM0.07m
10:45AM0.05m
11:59AM0.05m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:52
6:52
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
27
27
28
31
29
29
29
28
27
27
29
32
32
30
29
29
28
28
30
32
31
30
30
Feels °C
31
31
31
34
31
32
32
31
30
30
32
35
34
33
32
33
31
31
33
33
33
32
32
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