
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 54 | 72 | 44 | 19 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:48AM0.24m | 9:39AM0.24m | 10:23AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM-0.00m | 9:02PM-0.00m | 9:31PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | NNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
7 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 24 | — | — | 1 | 18 | 54 | 72 | 44 | 19 | 27 | 21 | — | 11 | 21 | 32 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 491 | 514 | 514 | 1026 | 491 | 492 | 498 | 492 | 953 | 1132 | 1113 | 1113 | 1113 | 1113 | 9 | 78 | 9 | 1113 | 1174 | 1562 | 1113 | 508 | 514 |
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