Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
30.9° C
1.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
29
22
14
13
18
24
14
10
12
50
82
81
126
80
43
33
45
75
78
85
111
81
48
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
30
W
25
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:08AM0.28m
10:09AM0.29m
11:06AM0.29m
Low Tide
8:46PM-0.04m
9:43PM-0.04m
10:31PM-0.04m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
7:49
 mm
1
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
30
31
31
30
29
28
26
26
28
29
29
29
27
25
26
25
27
29
28
28
27
27
26
24
Feels °C
34
33
32
31
30
30
29
28
29
28
28
26
25
25
25
25
28
29
27
27
28
27
27
25
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