Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
27.9°C
2.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1
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)
1.9
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
697
263
165
127
94
73
52
49
34
33
31
20
20
19
12
12
12
7
6
6
2
2
2
1
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
W
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
0
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:36PM0.21m
10:46PM0.23m
11:08PM0.25m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.06m
8:47AM0.05m
9:43AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
18
20
22
24
21
18
19
18
18
20
25
26
25
25
24
23
23
24
28
29
27
26
Feels °C
12
16
16
20
22
23
20
16
17
18
17
19
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
25
29
29
27
27
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