Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 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 WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
1
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.6
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
10
6
6
5
15
42
42
22
13
22
23
14
49
80
77
40
32
44
39
44
40
33
18
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
SW
25
SW
10
NW
5
NW
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:39AM0.23m
12:18PM0.21m
1:05PM0.18m
Low Tide
10:09PM0.02m
10:17PM0.03m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<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
1
11
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
6
4
1
1
Temp °C
31
29
28
30
33
30
25
27
27
27
28
30
32
30
28
28
27
28
28
29
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
34
32
31
33
35
31
27
30
29
31
32
33
33
30
31
32
31
31
30
31
30
31
29
28
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