Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
26.6°C
1.5° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (15 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
3
5
6
7
7
7
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
40
NNW
40
N
40
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:58AM0.26m
2:56AM0.26m
Low Tide
1:01PM0.03m
2:05PM0.03m
2:58PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:15
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6:14
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6:13
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Temp °C
26
28
28
26
26
26
25
24
25
27
26
26
22
16
14
11
12
17
20
19
18
Feels °C
28
28
28
28
29
30
29
27
28
29
27
28
17
9
5
3
4
9
13
13
13
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