Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
30.2°C
2.0° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 7PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
6
0.3
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
2
9
27
41
46
35
38
23
17
20
41
30
31
27
23
18
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
SE
5
SSE
15
S
10
SE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
NE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
5
SE
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:40AM0.25m
2:30AM0.26m
Low Tide
11:59AM0.05m
1:18PM0.05m
2:37PM0.05m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:50
6:49
 mm
Temp °C
30
33
31
30
30
29
27
25
27
30
30
30
29
27
26
24
25
29
31
31
28
Feels °C
32
35
33
32
32
30
28
26
28
31
33
33
29
24
25
23
23
27
28
30
30
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