Fort Walton Beach surf break

Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 CDT
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Fort Walton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)666666566666555576666555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222323151412111416221411108882422201816984
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
0.09
10:49PM
0.10
10:19AM
0.12
10:11AM
0.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
0.05
4:11AM
0.06
6:29PM
0.02
7:39PM
0.00
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:18-------6:16
Sunset---7:12-------7:13-------7:14----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212222212121212122232322222121202223232222212120
Feels °C (?)212121222221232222232323232224232323232223212222
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