Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.4° C
0.1° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
18
13
12
28
44
33
21
15
6
4
8
16
22
23
16
9
9
7
7
20
57
59
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:39AM0.24m
10:23AM0.25m
11:02AM0.24m
Low Tide
9:02PM-0.00m
9:31PM-0.00m
9:53PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:43
7:42
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
27
31
34
33
31
31
30
29
28
31
33
30
30
30
29
29
29
31
33
31
29
29
Feels °C
31
29
33
35
34
32
32
33
31
31
34
34
31
31
32
31
33
32
33
34
34
33
33
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