Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.9°C
2.4° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 124mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
S
7
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
71
75
107
144
181
181
186
276
288
249
177
128
124
92
107
152
157
186
130
182
132
113
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:50AM0.30m
4:03AM0.30m
5:14AM0.29m
Low Tide
2:55PM0.02m
4:01PM0.01m
4:53PM0.02m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
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6:39
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6:41
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6:30
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6:29
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 mm
1
3
1
3
2
2
1
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1
1
2
4
4
3
5
11
10
17
14
15
11
7
1
Temp °C
26
25
27
28
28
27
27
26
25
25
27
26
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
26
Feels °C
28
26
28
28
28
28
28
27
26
26
27
26
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
26
27
28
29
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