
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 5PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
220 | 143 | 111 | 55 | 57 | 44 | 35 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:55AM0.23m | 7:52AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.01m | 6:47PM0.01m | 7:40PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | — | SE 5 | SW 4 |
220 | 143 | 111 | 55 | 57 | 44 | 35 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | W 3 | — | SE 5 | — | SE 4 |
— | 18 | 15 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 |
25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 447 | 504 | 923 | 923 | 491 | 34 | 514 | 514 | 491 | 905 | 1185 | 906 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 490 | 490 | 567 | 766 | 504 | 507 |
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