Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.1° C
0.2° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
9
16
15
11
28
32
36
24
22
17
17
18
54
72
44
19
27
21
8
11
21
32
23
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
15
NW
15
NNE
5
W
10
NNW
5
N
15
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:48AM0.24m
9:39AM0.24m
10:23AM0.25m
Low Tide
8:25PM-0.00m
9:02PM-0.00m
9:31PM-0.00m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:43
7:43
 mm
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
30
33
32
30
30
30
29
28
31
33
32
30
30
27
28
27
30
32
30
31
30
Feels °C
30
30
29
32
35
32
30
32
32
32
30
33
34
32
30
32
29
32
30
34
34
32
33
33
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