Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.5° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 10AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (21 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
1.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
3
SE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.9
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.3
SSW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
236
694
1199
1821
2703
2675
3043
2664
2451
1797
1622
1561
1177
845
643
573
423
302
222
164
82
65
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
50
ESE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:52AM0.18m
5:21AM0.20m
6:03AM0.22m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.03m
4:58PM0.02m
5:52PM0.01m
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
7:45
 mm
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
26
26
25
25
24
25
23
23
24
25
25
24
27
26
28
29
29
29
32
31
31
32
32
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