Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 6 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
26.5° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (10 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 12AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)--
Afternoon (10 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (10 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
6
3
9
9
4
6
4
2
2
2
8
8
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
12
14
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
SE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
High Tide
7:29AM0.17m
7:42AM0.20m
8:16AM0.23m
Low Tide
4:57PM0.05m
5:33PM0.02m
6:25PM-0.00m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:46
7:47
7:47
 mm
Temp °C
29
27
26
26
25
24
27
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
27
29
Feels °C
30
28
28
28
26
24
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
30
30
29
28
28
29
29
28
29
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.1
SW
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
2
1
3
9
9
4
6
4
2
1
2
8
8
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
12
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
1
6
2
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1612
1617
1617
906
895
906
895
1773
1901
1822
1620
507
492
492
1358
1139
1139
1139
652
498
646
567
676
1132
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
5
4
5
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
1
1
4
3
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
6
7
8
8
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