Fort Walton Beach surf break

Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 CDT
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Fort Walton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (24 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (24 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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)
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
1
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
9
6
6
6
7
7
8
13
13
11
15
14
15
25
27
42
57
73
53
50
50
36
82
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:06PM0.12m
4:54PM0.12m
8:43AM0.14m
7:03PM0.07m
8:18AM0.17m
Low Tide
3:23PM0.08m
1:01AM0.05m
6:06PM0.05m
9:45PM0.05m
6:28PM0.02m
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5:47
5:46
5:46
5:46
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7:37
7:38
7:38
7:39
5
3
1
3
1
3
5
1
4
4
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
24
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
27
26
27
28
28
28
27
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
1
6
6
6
7
7
8
13
11
11
1
15
25
27
42
73
53
50
50
36
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
7
9
13
11
15
14
57
82
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
491
1187
1188
1194
1208
514
491
508
1213
1213
1211
1207
1207
1188
78
508
1188
1188
1188
102
1208
1188
500
491
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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