Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
30.8° C
1.6° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 7AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
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)
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
W
5
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
10
19
48
125
97
136
98
81
85
74
46
59
103
85
46
25
11
10
15
15
9
9
9
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
30
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
30
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:09AM0.29m
11:06AM0.29m
11:58AM0.27m
Low Tide
9:43PM-0.04m
10:31PM-0.04m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:50
7:49
 mm
4
3
3
6
3
3
1
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
28
27
26
25
24
25
26
26
24
24
25
26
26
29
28
27
27
27
26
29
30
30
29
29
Feels °C
30
28
28
24
24
23
23
24
24
25
26
28
28
26
28
29
29
29
28
31
30
29
29
30
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