Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
30.0° C
0.9° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 3AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
16
13
9
11
11
9
6
10
10
10
8
5
4
2
2
3
3
1
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
SW
20
SW
10
SW
0
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:52AM0.24m
12:47PM0.20m
Low Tide
9:48PM0.01m
10:05PM0.04m
9:57PM0.06m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:30
7:29
 mm
2
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
29
29
29
28
28
30
32
30
29
29
29
28
28
30
32
31
30
30
Feels °C
31
31
32
33
31
31
33
34
31
32
32
33
32
32
34
35
33
33
35
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