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Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
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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 5PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | |
26 | 37 | 33 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:41PM0.20m | 4:23PM0.16m | 12:06PM0.12m | 4:54PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.01m | 2:32AM0.03m | 3:23PM0.08m | 1:01AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | |
— | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | 7:38 | |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — |
— | — | — | 34 | — | — | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SSE 4 |
26 | 37 | 33 | — | 26 | 25 | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | — | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1099 | 1099 | 1099 | 1099 | 1680 | 514 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 768 | 768 | 1848 | 492 | 492 | 491 | 491 | 1134 | 864 | 806 | 876 | 1204 | 569 | 504 | 842 |
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