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Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
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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
22.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | |
9 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 55 | 70 | 64 | 66 | 54 | 57 | 52 | 51 | 45 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 44 | 47 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 24 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:12PM0.24m | 4:17PM0.23m | 5:18PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM-0.04m | 3:07AM-0.03m | 3:53AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | 7:19 | |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 70 | 64 | 66 | 54 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 51 | 56 | 44 | — | — | 39 | 27 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | 11 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 52 | 51 | 45 | — | — | — | 1 | 47 | 40 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 491 | 491 | 1376 | 1358 | 1358 | 78 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 1181 | 1178 | 1178 | 1325 | 1188 | 498 | 492 | 507 | 1099 | 1078 | 1099 | 1880 | 507 | 491 |
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