Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 6AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:49AM0.21m | 3:28AM0.23m | 4:18AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56PM0.05m | 3:11PM0.04m | 4:22PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 4 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | S 5 | — | — | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 12 | — | — | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | — | S 8 | — | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 8 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 953 | 514 | 514 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 508 | 490 | 490 | 490 | 495 | 491 | 1026 | 953 | 514 | 514 | 1132 | 1139 | 1573 | 1749 | 1348 | 1806 | 1213 | 1617 |
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