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Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fort Walton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
18.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 1km away, Inlet Reef Beachcam Destin, FL

How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)456664444445566666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)235331113131313213053748083838096104108957644
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:10AM
0.07
7:07PM
0.04
4:28PM
0.06
4:29PM
0.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:21AM
-0.01
7:57AM
0.00
6:04AM
-0.01
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise--6:43-------6:43-------6:43-----
Sunset----5:00-------5:01-------5:02---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202121212121202020202021212021222323232323221917
Feels °C (?)222221202020192021201921222121222322232223221915
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