Fort Walton Beach surf break

Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 10 Jul 2025 CDT
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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
30.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (10 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Fri
18
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
W
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.5
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.2
SSE
0.4
WNW
0.3
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
W
0.6
W
0.8
WSW
0.8
W
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
W
0.3
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SW
0.3
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.5
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)344444444343333333333366563435333444444434444443332444444455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)511111076455665321212222222461099553616181412534922371084213228914116341570
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
10
N
10
ESE
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
SE
25
SSE
5
ESE
10
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffcrossoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:29AM
0.26
12:10PM
0.25
12:50PM
0.23
1:32PM
0.20
2:22PM
0.16
6:09AM
0.12
3:54PM
0.11
5:17AM
0.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
-0.02
10:41PM
-0.02
11:09PM
-0.02
11:29PM
0.00
11:37PM
0.02
11:08PM
0.05
1:14PM
0.08
9:10PM
0.06
3:13PM
0.05
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Fri
18
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:54-------5:54-------5:54------
Sunset-7:51-------7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:49-------7:49-------7:47--
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Rain (mm)
----2-14-12------2------------------------------199--13-1211
Temp. °C292929282828293029292828282829303028282827272931312929292727303331313029282831343332312928273031292626262726293030292928
Feels °C (?)293030303131323230313031313233323131323129303233312931302930323532313131303033363433313132293233293030303029333332323331
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