Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 6 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
27.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 3AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (14 Jun)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.9
W
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
10
24
29
15
10
8
6
11
21
17
30
32
19
9
5
4
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:03AM0.27m
11:03AM0.28m
12:01PM0.28m
Low Tide
8:33PM-0.04m
9:41PM-0.05m
10:45PM-0.05m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:49
7:49
7:49
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
6
5
3
Temp °C
29
29
28
27
27
26
28
31
29
29
29
28
28
27
28
29
26
25
24
24
24
23
25
24
Feels °C
30
31
30
30
30
29
31
32
29
29
30
30
30
29
31
31
26
26
25
26
27
27
29
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSW
7
0.8
WSW
4
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
6
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
15
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
21
4
4
4
2
1
5
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
2
2
6
2
6
6
1
2
1
3
2
3
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
SW
5
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.6
WSW
5
0.9
W
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
3
5
4
4
2
2
1
2
10
24
29
15
10
8
6
11
1
17
30
32
19
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1773
1560
960
953
1620
676
1113
1121
2023
492
490
646
615
787
766
766
499
624
635
834
635
766
766
828
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Rating
(10 max)
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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