
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 11AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2105 | 1884 | 1493 | 1337 | 1254 | 1004 | 800 | 589 | 463 | 334 | 232 | 140 | 104 | 82 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 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 | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:21AM0.20m | 6:03AM0.22m | 6:55AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58PM0.02m | 5:52PM0.01m | 6:47PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SE 5 | SW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 334 | 232 | 140 | 104 | 82 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 2 |
2105 | 1884 | 1493 | 1337 | 1254 | 1004 | 800 | 589 | 463 | — | 28 | 22 | 15 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 500 | 491 | 1188 | 1194 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 447 | 447 | 447 | 430 | 430 | 905 | 521 | 498 | 492 | 491 | 905 | 960 | 906 | 766 | 491 |
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