Fort Walton Beach surf break

Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 07 May 2026 CDT
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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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.9
S
4
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
47
59
66
66
66
53
31
29
25
19
20
21
19
19
12
24
12
17
9
13
17
20
23
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
W
15
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
SSE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:38PM0.21m
3:21PM0.20m
4:06PM0.18m
Low Tide
1:42AM-0.01m
2:19AM-0.01m
2:48AM-0.00m
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part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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5:56
5:56
5:56
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7:27
7:28
7:29
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
2
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
25
23
21
20
22
23
23
23
22
23
24
24
26
26
27
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
28
26
28
24
20
19
22
25
24
25
26
26
27
26
26
25
26
26
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SSW
5
Energy kJ
43
31
29
25
19
20
21
19
19
12
11
2
5
2
2
20
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
3
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
4
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.4
W
4
0.3
NE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
Energy kJ
28
47
59
66
66
66
53
5
1
1
1
24
12
17
9
13
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
508
490
492
491
498
232
8
615
865
953
1033
853
1027
1026
1113
1121
842
842
1699
801
766
801
504
491
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
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