Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 6 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
27.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 1AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (13 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.7
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
15
15
7
8
17
15
15
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
15
32
33
20
20
18
13
8
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:05AM0.26m
10:03AM0.27m
11:03AM0.28m
Low Tide
7:26PM-0.02m
8:33PM-0.04m
9:41PM-0.05m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:47
7:49
7:49
 mm
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
26
26
26
29
31
28
29
28
27
27
26
29
31
30
28
28
28
27
26
29
31
Feels °C
29
29
30
29
29
29
32
32
29
31
29
30
29
28
30
31
29
28
29
29
28
27
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.6
WSW
4
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
16
15
15
15
7
8
17
15
15
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
4
4
3
13
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
SW
8
0.2
S
6
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
2
2
7
6
6
2
6
6
6
6
6
2
1
3
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
WSW
4
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
15
32
33
20
20
18
1
8
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
491
766
953
960
1113
953
1147
1113
1774
1551
1625
1523
1527
1128
1132
1121
1139
895
508
1113
615
766
766
1026
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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