Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
25.6°C
1.3° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 11AM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Evening (23 Oct)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
3
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0.4
ENE
3
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.9
ENE
4
1
E
4
0.4
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
20
16
9
1
0
0
9
2
9
7
7
4
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:41AM0.15m
9:53PM0.19m
9:50PM0.22m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.09m
2:07PM0.09m
6:37AM0.06m
7:34AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:06
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Temp °C
19
18
19
23
24
24
22
20
18
16
17
21
23
22
20
18
17
15
18
22
23
21
20
Feels °C
16
15
17
21
23
21
17
14
13
11
11
15
18
18
15
13
13
10
12
16
17
16
15
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