
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:44AM0.17m | 7:01AM0.20m | 7:32AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.02m | 6:15PM0.01m | 6:57PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | 7:51 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | S 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | S 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | W 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — |
26 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 953 | 960 | 1358 | 1113 | 525 | 514 | 766 | 884 | 953 | 1033 | 1358 | 1523 | 1121 | 1560 | 1517 | 1523 | 766 | 1181 | 1718 | 1921 | 1863 | 1837 | 1812 | 498 |
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