Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
30.1°C
2.2° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
WSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
8
8
8
5
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
SSE
15
S
15
WSW
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:40AM0.26m
5:47AM0.26m
Low Tide
3:47PM0.04m
4:44PM0.04m
5:28PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:47
6:45
6:45
 mm
3
1
1
13
Temp °C
30
29
28
27
27
26
28
31
30
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
29
28
24
Feels °C
31
31
30
29
29
27
29
32
30
31
31
32
31
31
31
33
31
30
27
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