Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 6 am 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
27.4° 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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (13 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
1.1
WSW
4
1
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
8
17
15
15
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
15
26
30
19
18
9
12
9
46
42
19
9
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NW
5
WNW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
SW
20
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:05AM0.26m
10:03AM0.27m
11:03AM0.28m
Low Tide
8:33PM-0.04m
9:41PM-0.05m
10:45PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
<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>
7:47
7:49
7:49
7:49
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
26
29
30
29
29
28
28
27
26
29
31
31
29
28
27
28
27
29
30
27
27
25
25
Feels °C
29
29
33
31
30
31
30
30
29
28
30
31
30
29
29
29
31
29
30
29
27
27
26
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.5
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
Energy kJ
7
8
17
15
15
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
4
4
4
4
9
12
6
3
4
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
WSW
2
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
6
1
2
2
6
2
6
6
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
6
1
1
1
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.5
SW
4
1.1
WSW
4
1
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
1
1
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
15
26
30
19
18
5
1
9
46
42
19
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
766
953
1147
1113
1132
1680
953
1517
567
1026
1121
1132
2052
1811
646
1113
615
567
635
1026
768
492
646
906
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Rating
(10 max)
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
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