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Fort Walton Beach Surf Forecast
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Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 CDTForecast 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:23PM 0.20 | 4:39PM 0.20 | 5:52PM 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:09AM -0.04 | 3:30AM -0.05 | 4:37AM -0.05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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