Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 12 pm 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
27.8° 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 (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jun)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (14 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
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
4 AM
7 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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
6
0.4
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
13
20
20
12
10
10
9
7
9
13
15
8
4
5
5
22
16
13
14
21
31
37
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:03AM0.27m
11:03AM0.28m
12:01PM0.28m
Low Tide
9:41PM-0.05m
10:45PM-0.05m
11:40PM-0.05m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:49
7:49
7:50
 mm
1
1
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
30
29
29
28
28
27
27
29
24
26
26
25
24
24
24
22
22
23
23
24
25
26
27
Feels °C
32
31
30
30
29
30
29
28
29
26
28
26
26
25
26
27
25
26
27
27
27
27
29
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSW
7
0.5
SW
4
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
6
0.5
W
4
0.2
SSW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
Energy kJ
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
9
4
4
8
3
5
1
15
16
13
14
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
6
2
3
3
2
3
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
W
4
0.4
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.3
NW
3
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
2
5
13
20
20
12
10
10
9
7
2
13
15
4
1
5
22
1
31
37
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
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1113
1121
1139
538
514
1121
766
766
766
696
766
905
766
514
766
766
766
766
905
766
766
905
766
906
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
4
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