Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 12 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 2s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (24 Jun)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (24 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
5
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
0
WNW
5
SW
25
NW
5
SSE
0
SW
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:01AM0.20m
7:32AM0.21m
8:12AM0.22m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.01m
6:57PM-0.00m
7:44PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:51
7:51
7:52
 mm
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
26
29
30
24
25
25
26
26
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
27
32
32
22
28
29
28
28
27
29
28
29
29
28
29
30
31
31
31
31
30
31
31
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
NW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.3
SW
5
0.4
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1033
1113
1456
1608
1517
1523
1523
1573
1773
1774
1962
1837
514
507
492
624
1396
1400
1527
508
538
490
490
492
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
8
5
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
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