Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
30.7° C
1.5° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 2AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
W
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
10
6
8
4
4
1
1
1
3
6
7
8
5
6
6
8
16
13
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
NW
10
NNE
5
SSE
5
W
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:19AM0.24m
6:26AM0.24m
Low Tide
4:22PM0.03m
5:27PM0.03m
6:23PM0.02m
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:21
7:20
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
27
24
25
27
30
30
29
29
29
28
27
29
31
30
29
29
Feels °C
31
31
31
29
26
28
30
33
31
30
32
32
32
30
33
34
30
31
32
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