
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 82 | 81 | 126 | 80 | 43 | 33 | 45 | 75 | 78 | 85 | 111 | 81 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:08AM0.28m | 10:09AM0.29m | 11:06AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM-0.04m | 9:43PM-0.04m | 10:31PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | |
— | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | 7:49 | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
31 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 |
— | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 82 | 81 | 126 | 80 | 43 | 33 | 45 | 75 | 78 | 85 | 111 | 81 | 48 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 766 | 825 | 1806 | 514 | 492 | 766 | 676 | 514 | 514 | 953 | 806 | 630 | 569 | 56 | 919 | 864 | 1026 | 538 | 490 | 538 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 9 |
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