Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
27.4°C
2.2° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 6AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (12 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
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0.1
S
5
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Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
6
6
5
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
0
NW
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
0
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:08PM0.25m
11:38PM0.26m
00:17AM0.27m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.04m
10:43AM0.04m
11:50AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
23
22
24
28
29
27
26
26
25
23
25
28
30
28
27
26
25
24
25
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
25
24
22
24
30
30
28
28
28
26
23
26
29
31
30
29
27
26
25
25
28
26
27
28
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