Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 6 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 12PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jun)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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 Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
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)
1
S
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
77
62
64
51
44
19
19
20
20
21
13
23
17
13
11
15
11
16
16
20
16
20
15
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
S
5
S
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:59PM0.16m
10:05AM0.12m
6:52AM0.14m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.02m
00:39AM0.04m
10:11PM0.05m
7:55PM0.04m
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:51
7:51
7:51
 mm
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
29
28
27
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
32
32
29
29
32
31
31
31
31
31
30
30
30
32
31
31
31
30
31
31
31
30
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
97
77
62
64
51
44
19
19
20
20
21
13
13
7
13
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
31
20
14
14
14
14
13
7
6
7
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
Energy kJ
1
13
23
17
11
15
11
16
16
20
16
20
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
2
1
3
Distance (km)
8
8
953
151
8
8
1132
568
1132
568
1181
1560
1027
1026
1523
1517
1517
1749
1773
1901
1113
1348
1582
1560
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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