Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
30.8° C
1.6° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
W
6
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
W
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
20
25
72
139
72
42
39
39
59
59
90
64
46
32
39
15
12
28
39
17
15
11
7
Wind (km/h)
25
W
15
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:09AM0.29m
11:06AM0.29m
11:58AM0.27m
Low Tide
9:43PM-0.04m
10:31PM-0.04m
11:08PM-0.02m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:50
7:49
7:49
 mm
5
1
3
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
26
25
27
27
27
25
25
25
27
29
29
29
27
26
26
24
27
29
30
30
28
28
28
26
Feels °C
25
27
27
24
26
27
27
26
27
26
25
27
27
26
26
25
28
28
29
29
28
30
31
28
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