Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.4°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
39
38
51
51
47
34
34
23
23
15
9
10
7
7
17
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
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
6:23AM0.28m
7:29AM0.25m
Low Tide
4:53PM0.02m
5:33PM0.03m
5:59PM0.05m
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heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
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light rain
cloud
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
part cloud
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6:28
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6:25
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 mm
9
22
10
4
17
9
2
1
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2
3
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Temp °C
24
23
24
24
24
24
23
24
25
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
Feels °C
26
25
25
26
25
27
26
27
27
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
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