
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 7AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 10 | 19 | 48 | 125 | 97 | 136 | 98 | 81 | 85 | 74 | 46 | 59 | 103 | 85 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:09AM0.29m | 11:06AM0.29m | 11:58AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM-0.04m | 10:31PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 5 | — | — | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
8 | 10 | 19 | 48 | 125 | 97 | 136 | 98 | 81 | 85 | 74 | 46 | 59 | 103 | 85 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 567 | 1026 | 1026 | 1026 | 1026 | 1837 | 1044 | 615 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 884 | 1863 | 1812 | 1811 | 1812 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 538 | 514 | 1026 | 1026 | 646 |
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