Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 12 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
26.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jun)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (11 Jun)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
13
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
16
15
15
15
15
36
31
26
24
15
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:42AM0.20m
8:16AM0.23m
9:05AM0.26m
Low Tide
6:25PM-0.00m
7:26PM-0.02m
8:33PM-0.04m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<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>
7:47
7:47
7:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
27
29
28
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
30
29
30
30
30
29
29
29
30
29
29
31
31
29
30
29
29
28
29
31
30
29
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
13
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
16
15
15
15
13
36
31
26
24
15
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
5
2
8
7
15
1
8
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.2
S
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
492
492
514
491
1376
1366
1389
507
652
652
960
1139
1358
514
905
1523
923
818
923
1033
1121
1697
1680
676
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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