Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 6 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
26.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 3AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jun)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
6
7
6
6
16
15
15
7
8
8
17
23
22
13
12
6
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:16AM0.23m
9:05AM0.26m
10:03AM0.27m
Low Tide
6:25PM-0.00m
7:26PM-0.02m
8:33PM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:47
7:47
7:49
 mm
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
25
25
27
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
29
30
29
29
27
26
26
26
28
30
Feels °C
29
30
29
30
29
29
31
31
28
28
29
28
28
29
31
31
29
30
29
28
29
29
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
6
7
6
6
16
15
15
7
8
8
17
23
22
13
12
6
8
8
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.3
SW
3
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
1
5
2
2
7
6
6
2
6
6
6
2
2
6
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
2
6
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
5
4
7
7
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1376
1376
568
650
650
649
960
1139
507
1121
1620
1001
696
818
1744
1132
1904
1139
1620
1612
1620
1121
1139
1139
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Rating
(10 max)
4
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
8
9
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
9
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