
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | 41 | 35 | 23 | 42 | 51 | 39 | 69 | 69 | 53 | 71 | 171 | 239 | 201 | 147 | 138 | 141 | 137 | 161 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:05PM0.18m | 2:12PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.03m | 10:09PM0.05m | 9:12PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
— | — | 35 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 5 | W 5 | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
27 | 41 | 28 | — | 42 | 51 | 39 | 69 | 69 | 53 | 71 | 171 | 239 | 201 | 147 | 138 | 141 | 137 | 161 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1113 | 1121 | 9 | 1517 | 1181 | 1181 | 1181 | 1128 | 1113 | 1003 | 1340 | 1612 | 1612 | 650 | 864 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 514 |
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