Fort Walton Beach surf break

Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 30 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
26.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (30 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (30 May)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
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)
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
20
22
14
11
6
4
4
5
9
7
12
11
6
5
4
4
4
12
24
29
12
9
5
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:54AM0.23m
10:36AM0.23m
11:22AM0.23m
Low Tide
9:17PM-0.01m
10:10PM-0.01m
11:00PM-0.01m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:42
7:43
7:43
1
1
1
2
3
1
4
1
Temp °C
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
25
28
28
28
28
25
25
25
24
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
27
30
29
28
29
26
26
27
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
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
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
1
3
3
5
2
2
5
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
6
5
12
9
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
19
20
22
14
11
6
4
4
3
9
7
12
11
6
5
4
4
4
12
24
29
10
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
491
491
514
514
1026
1027
1026
1227
1213
768
1920
1358
569
491
491
490
490
504
505
559
550
492
507
491
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
1
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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