Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
30.0°C
2.6° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (24 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
E
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
11
7
5
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
10
ENE
0
NE
10
NNE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:47AM0.21m
00:49AM0.15m
11:10AM0.19m
11:36PM0.17m
1:14PM0.17m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.08m
3:37AM0.10m
6:19PM0.10m
6:35AM0.09m
4:04PM0.11m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:35
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6:39
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6:38
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6:37
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Temp °C
25
28
29
29
27
25
22
19
21
26
28
27
26
24
24
23
25
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
25
29
32
29
24
22
19
17
18
25
26
25
24
22
22
20
23
26
25
25
25
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