Fort Walton Beach surf break

Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 22 May 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
25.2° 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 2AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (23 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
34
26
25
17
17
12
13
12
17
11
10
5
5
5
4
4
2
2
4
5
5
9
15
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:41PM0.20m
4:23PM0.16m
12:06PM0.12m
4:54PM0.12m
8:43AM0.14m
Low Tide
2:38AM0.01m
2:32AM0.03m
3:23PM0.08m
1:01AM0.05m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:38
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
25
27
27
29
28
28
29
28
27
27
29
29
29
28
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
26
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
Energy kJ
33
34
25
17
17
12
13
12
17
11
10
5
5
5
2
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
Energy kJ
26
11
12
4
4
2
2
4
5
5
9
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1099
1099
1012
508
491
491
491
2023
768
768
491
491
491
491
828
1186
1186
1185
1187
569
514
1147
1207
1207
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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