
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:02AM0.24m | 11:39AM0.23m | 12:18PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM0.01m | 10:09PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 7 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 4 | — | W 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 |
10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 30 | 17 | — | 9 | — | — | 8 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 9 | — | — | 10 | 22 | 51 | 61 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1121 | 905 | 884 | 884 | 953 | 953 | 499 | 1139 | 906 | 953 | 953 | 676 | 884 | 825 | 865 | 884 | 1358 | 905 | 884 | 1044 | 1174 | 1026 | 1174 | 1348 |
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