Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.6°C
2.3° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 3AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
56
70
64
62
50
47
49
51
39
58
44
44
46
34
33
24
24
16
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
SW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:14AM0.29m
6:23AM0.28m
Low Tide
4:01PM0.01m
4:53PM0.02m
5:33PM0.03m
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
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6:41
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6:41
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6:29
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6:28
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6:25
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 mm
1
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1
3
4
4
9
13
4
5
5
3
1
2
1
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2
5
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
23
23
25
24
23
23
24
23
23
25
26
24
25
Feels °C
29
28
29
29
29
29
25
24
28
27
27
28
28
25
25
28
29
26
27
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