Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.8° C
0.7° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 2s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 3PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Evening (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)2s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
7
12
9
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
SSE
20
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:05AM0.28m
9:09AM0.29m
10:07AM0.29m
Low Tide
7:42PM-0.02m
8:33PM-0.02m
9:16PM-0.01m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:31
7:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
29
30
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
27
29
30
29
29
28
Feels °C
33
32
31
33
32
31
32
33
33
32
32
32
32
32
32
31
33
32
31
31
31
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