Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.1°C
2.5° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 1PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (01 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
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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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
25
24
33
37
37
41
42
47
64
73
90
121
170
173
108
111
158
121
158
149
124
111
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:42AM0.29m
2:50AM0.30m
4:03AM0.30m
Low Tide
1:35PM0.02m
2:55PM0.02m
4:01PM0.01m
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2
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2
1
1
1
1
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1
3
1
4
4
4
2
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3
4
4
6
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Temp °C
27
25
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
25
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
28
26
28
27
28
28
28
28
27
26
27
27
27
26
25
26
26
26
28
27
28
28
28
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