Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
30.4°C
2.4° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
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
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
38
47
51
54
39
31
30
26
39
42
45
23
23
18
18
9
8
8
11
15
13
13
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
NE
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
10
NE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:40AM0.25m
2:30AM0.26m
3:32AM0.26m
Low Tide
1:18PM0.05m
2:37PM0.05m
3:47PM0.04m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:50
6:49
6:47
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
27
31
31
30
29
28
26
25
26
30
31
31
29
28
27
25
27
30
30
28
27
Feels °C
27
26
27
32
32
33
32
26
26
25
25
28
30
31
30
28
27
26
27
30
31
29
28
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