Fort Walton Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Fort Walton Beach

Issued: 6 am 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
26.7° 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 (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 11AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (06 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (06 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
1 AM
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
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
58
51
60
62
72
59
50
37
37
36
34
27
26
18
13
13
12
9
9
10
12
10
6
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:24PM0.19m
2:26PM0.15m
10:42AM0.12m
Low Tide
1:07AM-0.00m
1:18AM0.01m
1:06AM0.03m
11:48PM0.05m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:45
7:46
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
26
27
26
27
27
26
Feels °C
23
21
26
26
26
27
26
27
29
27
26
25
27
27
27
28
29
27
29
29
28
30
29
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
SE
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
5
Energy kJ
68
27
38
37
23
9
26
18
13
13
12
9
9
10
12
10
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
11
8
4
3
4
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
58
51
60
62
72
59
50
37
36
34
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
6
6
1
1
Distance (km)
825
1001
920
1186
1211
1435
1358
491
491
490
491
1187
1325
1325
1188
491
491
491
491
1904
1938
1879
1620
1620
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
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