Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.1° C
0.2° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 3AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
1
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
1
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
SW
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
35
37
18
19
21
23
20
39
54
39
18
19
21
15
10
21
32
30
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:39AM0.24m
10:23AM0.25m
Low Tide
8:25PM-0.00m
9:02PM-0.00m
9:31PM-0.00m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:43
7:43
 mm
1
Temp °C
31
30
29
29
28
27
31
33
33
30
30
29
29
28
30
33
31
30
30
Feels °C
33
31
30
31
30
29
33
34
33
30
32
34
32
31
33
35
32
30
32
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