
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
465 | 280 | 213 | 210 | 167 | 115 | 88 | 70 | 44 | 44 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 6:03AM0.22m | 6:55AM0.23m | 7:52AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.01m | 6:47PM0.01m | 7:40PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
465 | 280 | 213 | 210 | 167 | 115 | 88 | 70 | 44 | 44 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | SW 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | S 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 5 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
— | 43 | 47 | 33 | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 430 | 447 | 447 | 447 | 504 | 853 | 1044 | 492 | 491 | 9 | 491 | 905 | 1099 | 1099 | 876 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 490 | 491 | 953 | 953 | 923 | 492 |
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