Fort Walton Beach surf break

Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 06 Jan 2026 CST
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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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 1km away, Inlet Reef Beachcam Destin, FL


How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.5
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)444344444444456663444555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5354910996443335536161819162425
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:38AM
0.12
1:10AM
0.07
7:07PM
0.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
-0.03
10:21AM
-0.01
7:57AM
0.00
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise------6:43-------6:43-------6:43-
Sunset5:00-------5:00-------5:00-------
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201920212019202222212122232322232120191921222222
Feels °C (?)191920211919202121212122232222222019181921222122
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