Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.5° C
0.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.2
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
6
5
7
19
34
36
25
22
19
21
20
53
67
39
39
39
45
42
46
25
26
21
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
30
SW
35
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
10
SW
10
NW
0
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:39AM0.23m
12:18PM0.21m
1:05PM0.18m
Low Tide
10:09PM0.02m
10:17PM0.03m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
heavy rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:40
7:39
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
1
13
3
9
8
3
1
Temp °C
29
29
30
32
31
27
26
27
27
27
30
31
30
24
25
26
27
28
26
27
26
27
27
Feels °C
32
32
33
34
31
26
30
30
30
31
33
33
31
26
28
28
31
30
30
30
30
30
29
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