Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 6 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 1PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (24 Jun)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (24 Jun)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
1 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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
4
0.3
W
3
0.3
SW
4
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
4
18
12
5
3
2
1
3
7
8
5
4
4
3
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NE
10
NNE
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:01AM0.20m
7:32AM0.21m
8:12AM0.22m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.01m
6:57PM-0.00m
7:44PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:51
7:51
7:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
26
29
30
30
28
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
28
26
28
32
32
33
30
28
27
29
28
25
28
28
29
28
29
30
31
32
31
31
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.1
S
6
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
9
4
3
3
1
3
2
3
1
1
1
18
12
2
1
1
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
WSW
2
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
W
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
3
1
1
4
5
3
2
1
3
7
8
5
4
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1012
1033
1012
1113
1560
1573
1523
1523
1569
1647
1773
1921
1962
508
514
495
498
1435
567
1541
1571
498
490
492
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Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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