Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
30.2°C
0.9° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 2s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 3PM is: 0.4m 2s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)2s
Evening (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0.4
SW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
SW
2
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
1
5
10
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
10
5
3
1
1
0
0
1
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:31AM0.25m
8:27AM0.25m
9:16AM0.25m
Low Tide
7:08PM0.02m
7:42PM0.02m
8:09PM0.03m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:17
7:16
 mm
3
2
2
1
4
Temp °C
30
32
33
30
30
27
27
26
29
31
30
30
30
29
28
28
29
31
30
29
29
Feels °C
33
35
34
31
32
28
30
29
32
33
30
32
32
32
31
32
32
33
31
32
32
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