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Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
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Fort Walton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
22.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | |
28 | 47 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 53 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:38PM0.21m | 3:21PM0.20m | 4:06PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM-0.01m | 2:19AM-0.01m | 2:48AM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 11 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | S 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 4 | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — |
28 | 47 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 53 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 17 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 508 | 490 | 492 | 491 | 498 | 232 | 8 | 615 | 865 | 953 | 1033 | 853 | 1027 | 1026 | 1113 | 1121 | 842 | 842 | 1699 | 801 | 766 | 801 | 504 | 491 |
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