Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.5° C
0.3° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 8PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
1
0
0
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)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.8
SE
7
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.4
S
8
2.3
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
27
70
140
218
248
253
214
346
853
1575
1432
962
881
1009
1071
924
754
670
532
403
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:52AM0.18m
5:21AM0.20m
Low Tide
3:09PM0.05m
4:07PM0.03m
4:58PM0.02m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
2
4
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
29
30
31
28
27
26
25
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
29
29
31
29
28
27
25
25
25
26
26
25
26
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
30
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