
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 1PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:14AM0.24m | 3:09AM0.26m | 4:17AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.04m | 2:59PM0.03m | 4:19PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 614 | 614 | 649 | 768 | 768 | 1099 | 920 | 906 | 621 | 615 | 636 | 768 | 1188 | 906 | 491 | 491 | 568 | 504 | 491 | 1526 | 1573 | 1716 | 507 |
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