Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 6 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.8° 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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 2PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Afternoon (28 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
10
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.1
S
6
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
11
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
2
2
2
4
2
1
1
2
0
2
4
4
3
1
1
1
2
2
6
5
6
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:46AM0.23m
10:34AM0.24m
11:17AM0.24m
Low Tide
9:23PM-0.01m
10:05PM-0.02m
10:39PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
 mm
1
4
1
Temp °C
27
27
29
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
29
31
31
29
30
29
28
27
30
33
31
25
25
25
Feels °C
30
31
34
32
31
30
30
31
30
30
32
33
31
30
31
31
30
29
32
36
31
27
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
6
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
NW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
2
2
4
2
1
1
2
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
6
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Distance (km)
491
491
491
920
1178
514
514
490
514
491
492
1121
492
490
491
507
492
650
624
1113
1003
1773
1340
624
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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