Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 6 am 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 10AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (15 Jun)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (15 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
1 AM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
SSW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.1
S
6
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
14
10
13
12
7
4
5
1
6
7
8
7
14
28
39
47
65
70
71
87
107
129
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
5
NNE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:03AM0.28m
12:01PM0.28m
12:55PM0.27m
Low Tide
10:45PM-0.05m
11:40PM-0.05m
00:23AM-0.03m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:49
7:50
7:50
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
25
25
25
25
24
23
24
24
25
25
23
23
24
25
26
27
27
28
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
29
26
27
27
27
26
26
28
28
28
28
26
27
26
27
29
30
29
28
30
30
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
W
4
0.3
SW
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
6
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
4
3
3
5
5
4
7
1
5
1
1
7
8
7
14
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
1
4
1
1
1
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.3
N
2
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
Energy kJ
11
10
14
10
13
12
1
6
1
28
39
47
65
70
71
87
107
129
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
906
906
766
766
766
687
643
696
766
905
884
550
1147
1147
1617
1121
953
906
906
550
1003
1003
538
1612
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
6
8
9
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