Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
30.9° C
1.8° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 3PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
4 AM
7 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
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
5
6
7
5
3
3
3
3
3
5
4
4
5
9
23
21
18
13
11
11
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
5
S
Wind State
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:21AM0.21m
7:07AM0.23m
Low Tide
4:33PM0.02m
5:32PM0.00m
6:37PM-0.02m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:51
7:51
7:50
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
30
31
30
30
29
29
29
28
30
30
30
29
29
29
28
28
29
30
30
29
29
28
28
28
Feels °C
34
33
31
32
32
32
32
32
34
32
32
30
31
32
31
32
32
32
32
32
33
32
32
32
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