Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.7° C
0.4° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (28 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
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)
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1
W
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
1
SW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.1
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
8
4
5
9
28
29
16
12
9
7
10
38
54
43
33
20
13
9
16
41
109
66
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
30
SW
15
WNW
30
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:23AM0.25m
11:02AM0.24m
11:39AM0.23m
Low Tide
9:31PM-0.00m
9:53PM0.01m
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:42
7:40
 mm
1
1
3
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
31
33
31
30
30
29
29
28
32
33
31
31
25
27
27
27
28
31
30
28
27
Feels °C
33
32
34
37
31
32
33
31
32
30
35
34
31
34
25
30
31
29
30
31
30
28
28
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