Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.8° C
0.6° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
101
96
96
69
60
52
32
25
15
23
30
31
21
16
9
9
9
9
7
9
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:12PM0.15m
3:53AM0.14m
4:18PM0.12m
3:45AM0.17m
Low Tide
9:12PM0.07m
11:37AM0.07m
7:26PM0.08m
1:43PM0.05m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:37
 mm
3
4
2
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
28
29
29
29
29
28
25
25
28
30
29
29
29
29
28
28
30
30
29
29
28
Feels °C
29
30
30
30
31
30
27
27
30
31
29
30
31
31
31
32
32
30
30
31
31
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