Fort Walton Beach surf break

Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 06 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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
10 AM
1 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
S
5
0.5
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
10
14
29
37
44
45
60
55
39
36
27
18
18
19
22
20
20
12
12
11
10
5
17
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
10
N
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:51PM0.22m
2:38PM0.21m
3:21PM0.20m
Low Tide
1:42AM-0.01m
2:19AM-0.01m
2:48AM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:56
5:56
5:56
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7:27
7:27
7:28
7:29
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
5
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
26
26
25
25
24
22
21
20
22
23
23
23
22
21
22
22
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
22
21
19
22
24
24
26
23
22
24
24
27
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
1
39
36
27
18
18
19
22
20
20
12
12
11
10
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
N
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
SW
7
0.2
SSW
6
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
6
Energy kJ
7
10
14
29
37
44
45
60
55
7
5
1
2
1
3
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1113
1204
514
508
490
492
490
232
508
9
615
865
953
1033
979
1027
1026
1113
1084
1457
801
1716
864
842
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
4
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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