Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 6 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.4° 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 (21 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 11PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)--
Afternoon (21 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (21 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
27
19
18
20
24
23
19
19
21
25
24
27
25
18
13
19
21
14
9
9
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
on
High Tide
6:52AM0.14m
6:44AM0.17m
7:01AM0.20m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.05m
7:55PM0.04m
5:42PM0.02m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:51
7:51
7:51
 mm
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
26
28
30
29
30
29
28
27
26
27
30
Feels °C
29
30
30
30
30
31
30
30
30
30
30
29
30
29
30
31
30
32
32
31
31
30
31
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
Energy kJ
13
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
9
9
4
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
4
12
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
14
27
19
18
20
24
23
19
19
21
25
24
27
25
18
13
19
21
14
7
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
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1026
1027
1026
1620
1680
1620
1620
1026
1026
1573
923
1620
953
953
1325
1325
953
514
514
865
953
953
1033
1044
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
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