Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.4° C
0.2° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 3AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
0
1
3
4
3
9
15
22
16
16
17
23
16
11
11
23
18
18
17
25
33
50
52
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:18AM0.12m
3:02PM0.11m
4:39AM0.16m
4:52AM0.18m
Low Tide
10:52PM0.05m
12:13PM0.07m
8:08PM0.06m
3:09PM0.05m
4:07PM0.03m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:46
7:46
 mm
2
1
4
6
1
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
28
31
28
27
26
25
25
27
31
31
30
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
31
30
30
28
31
33
29
28
28
26
25
28
33
34
31
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
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