
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 3PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 21 | 41 | 58 | 54 | 31 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 37 | 26 | 19 | 35 | 42 | 67 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:05AM0.26m | 9:08AM0.28m | 10:09AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43PM-0.03m | 8:46PM-0.04m | 9:43PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | 7:50 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 41 | 58 | 54 | 31 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 7 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
3 | 4 | — | — | 20 | 25 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 37 | 26 | 19 | 35 | 42 | 67 | 57 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 635 | 507 | 514 | 818 | 864 | 766 | 505 | 766 | 766 | 492 | 34 | 906 | 514 | 766 | 567 | 34 | 507 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 953 | 498 | 490 | 567 |
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