Fort Walton Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Fort Walton Beach

Issued: 12 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
27.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
73
98
145
158
204
195
141
111
88
51
66
61
54
52
39
40
29
21
23
15
15
9
10
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:56PM0.21m
2:24PM0.19m
2:26PM0.15m
Low Tide
00:47AM-0.01m
1:07AM-0.00m
1:18AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:45
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
23
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
23
21
21
24
25
25
24
26
26
26
24
25
27
27
27
28
28
27
26
26
27
28
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
Energy kJ
3
3
111
66
51
28
39
40
29
21
9
8
11
9
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
22
13
2
2
2
11
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
56
73
98
145
158
204
195
141
88
66
61
54
52
23
15
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
8
567
567
615
1188
1994
1541
1486
906
825
78
920
1186
1211
1099
1517
491
490
491
923
1099
1099
1099
1789
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
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