Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 6 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (30 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 3AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)--
Afternoon (30 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (30 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.1
S
6
0.2
NNW
2
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
SE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
5
5
3
3
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
SW
25
SW
20
W
20
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
10
WSW
15
NNW
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
15
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
11:17AM0.24m
11:54AM0.24m
12:28PM0.23m
Low Tide
10:05PM-0.02m
10:39PM-0.02m
11:06PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
 mm
2
38
5
1
Temp °C
31
30
29
29
28
27
31
33
30
24
25
26
26
26
30
32
32
29
29
28
27
26
29
30
Feels °C
32
31
31
31
30
29
34
36
30
25
25
27
28
28
32
33
34
31
32
30
29
28
32
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.3
SE
3
0.1
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
5
5
3
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
NW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
E
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
E
2
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
1921
504
491
491
491
624
1003
1026
1026
1026
1003
768
768
768
768
768
1003
768
768
685
615
596
615
768
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
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