Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
30.2°C
1.1° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 11PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)--
Evening (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.7
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
10
24
28
40
48
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
5
NE
15
E
15
E
10
SE
5
SSE
10
E
10
E
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:43AM0.21m
2:35AM0.14m
12:55PM0.18m
Low Tide
8:41PM0.05m
8:41PM0.07m
4:31AM0.09m
8:03PM0.09m
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6:20
6:20
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7:15
7:13
7:12
 mm
1
1
1
4
1
6
4
5
1
4
5
4
9
20
Temp °C
27
28
26
26
25
25
27
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
Feels °C
31
32
30
30
28
26
29
29
26
27
29
30
28
28
26
25
25
26
27
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