
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 9PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:30PM0.20m | 2:13PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.00m | 11:35PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 6 | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 |
1 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1027 | 1641 | 1617 | 1620 | 1680 | 1773 | 1773 | 1897 | 1773 | 1822 | 1680 | 706 | 1680 | 1348 | 1773 | 1348 | 514 | 1389 | 508 |
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