Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 12 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 6AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (21 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
SW
6
0.7
SW
4
0.4
S
6
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
29
20
23
14
13
16
35
13
18
19
23
27
27
22
17
22
22
16
16
22
13
17
21
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:05AM0.12m
6:52AM0.14m
6:44AM0.17m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.04m
10:11PM0.05m
7:55PM0.04m
5:42PM0.02m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:51
7:51
 mm
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
27
27
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
26
28
30
30
28
30
Feels °C
29
30
30
30
30
29
31
30
30
30
31
30
32
31
30
30
30
31
29
31
32
30
29
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.6
SW
5
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
6
Energy kJ
19
29
20
13
13
13
7
6
12
3
3
3
7
6
2
2
1
16
1
1
9
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
14
14
9
5
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
2
0.5
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
Energy kJ
2
19
23
14
12
16
35
13
18
19
23
27
27
22
17
22
22
16
22
13
17
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1033
1181
1174
1181
1517
1026
1027
1113
1620
1680
1620
1620
1921
1121
1450
1680
960
766
1325
1325
953
492
568
34
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
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