Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 12 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Afternoon (28 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.1
S
6
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
5
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.1
S
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
W
4
0.9
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
2
3
4
2
1
1
2
1
2
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
13
23
21
11
3
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
25
NW
20
NNE
15
NE
20
ESE
15
E
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:46AM0.23m
10:34AM0.24m
11:17AM0.24m
Low Tide
9:23PM-0.01m
10:05PM-0.02m
10:39PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
29
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
29
31
31
30
30
29
28
27
30
34
32
27
25
26
25
25
Feels °C
34
32
32
30
31
31
30
30
32
33
31
31
32
31
31
29
33
36
35
28
27
26
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
9
0.2
W
3
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.4
W
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
21
11
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.3
W
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
W
4
0.9
S
4
0.4
WSW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
3
4
2
1
2
4
4
3
1
1
1
2
13
23
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
491
1158
1178
825
514
514
490
498
490
1121
491
491
491
491
491
508
596
1026
1003
1003
1003
1003
1026
646
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
1
2
1
4
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
6
9
6
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
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