Fort Walton Beach surf break

Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 CDT
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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
22.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (30 Apr)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 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
8
8
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
10
11
12
13
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
15
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
35
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:57AM0.19m
10:20AM0.20m
10:50AM0.21m
Low Tide
8:21PM0.00m
9:07PM-0.00m
9:58PM-0.01m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
6:01
6:01
6:01
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7:22
7:22
7:23
7:24
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
22
25
25
25
22
21
21
19
22
21
21
18
17
16
16
14
13
16
21
20
18
16
24
22
22
25
27
26
22
22
22
18
22
21
20
14
14
13
15
8
8
11
16
16
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
5
0.2
E
4
0.1
SW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
8
8
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
10
11
12
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
W
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
W
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
W
4
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.7
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.6
N
3
Energy kJ
10
3
1
1
1
1
2
5
7
4
12
28
26
11
5
2
7
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
2
1
1
Distance (km)
491
492
508
491
491
504
492
492
514
492
491
697
697
538
538
498
490
491
495
492
538
596
646
706
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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