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Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
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Fort Walton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
25.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | |
90 | 94 | 77 | 61 | 45 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:47AM0.21m | 9:17AM0.22m | 9:54AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.01m | 7:43PM-0.00m | 8:27PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | |
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | |
3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 |
26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | — | 77 | 61 | 45 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
90 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1079 | 1188 | 499 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 490 | 494 | 492 | 34 | 490 | 490 | 490 | 490 | 514 | 1113 | 615 | 514 | 1348 | 567 | 615 | 766 | 1026 |
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