
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 66 | 75 | 75 | 82 | 111 | 95 | 59 | 38 | 25 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:29AM0.25m | 8:39AM0.22m | 1:42AM0.15m | 10:05AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM0.05m | 6:05PM0.08m | 3:13AM0.10m | 5:29PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 4 |
6 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | 32 | 19 | 38 | 25 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | NE 3 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 6 |
20 | 19 | 16 | 49 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 44 | 48 | 57 | 71 | 60 | 3 | 66 | 75 | 75 | 82 | 111 | 95 | 59 | 4 | 9 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1146 | 1146 | 650 | 1773 | 1376 | 646 | 768 | 615 | 622 | 646 | 625 | 646 | 687 | 687 | 706 | 706 | 660 | 654 | 635 | 621 | 615 | 614 | 673 | 667 |
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