Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 10AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 2 | SW 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:30AM0.26m | 3:32AM0.26m | 4:40AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.05m | 3:47PM0.04m | 4:44PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 22 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 37 | 39 | 45 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 884 | 766 | 834 | 1078 | 1099 | 1348 | 151 | 1099 | 1003 | 1078 | 1078 | 1078 | 1078 | 758 | 749 | 754 | 712 | 697 | 706 | 1033 | 1806 | 1617 | 1012 |
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