Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.6° C
0.4° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 6PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (22 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (22 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
1.9
SW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.2
SW
8
1.2
SSW
8
1
SSW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1398
1169
1051
987
858
647
498
344
187
161
111
62
47
46
35
26
18
14
8
8
4
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
5
N
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:03AM0.22m
6:55AM0.23m
Low Tide
4:58PM0.02m
5:52PM0.01m
6:47PM0.01m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
31
30
29
29
Feels °C
27
26
26
27
27
27
28
29
31
32
31
31
31
32
30
30
30
32
30
29
31
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