Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:55AM0.23m | 7:52AM0.23m | 8:48AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47PM0.01m | 7:40PM0.00m | 8:25PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | — | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 514 | 906 | 1012 | 1139 | 1147 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 766 | 766 | 491 | 492 | 491 | 498 | 492 | 492 | 491 | 1026 | 491 | 491 |
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