
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 8AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | S 10 | SE 3 | S 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:13PM0.16m | 5:18AM0.12m | 3:02PM0.11m | 4:39AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.03m | 10:52PM0.05m | 12:13PM0.07m | 8:08PM0.06m | 3:09PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | SE 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1612 | 1612 | 1773 | 1348 | 1348 | 1450 | 504 | 490 | 490 | 508 | 490 | 492 | 1456 | 1188 | 1340 | 492 | 490 | 497 | 491 | 766 | 1147 | 1147 | 1348 | 490 |
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