Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 6 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 12AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jun)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (18 Jun)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
129
133
163
187
268
335
387
581
422
365
462
445
339
283
244
199
188
158
125
132
108
82
66
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:43PM0.24m
2:25PM0.20m
Low Tide
00:23AM-0.03m
00:53AM-0.01m
1:04AM0.02m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<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>
7:50
7:50
7:50
7:50
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
3
7
3
7
24
11
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
2
3
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
27
27
25
27
28
26
28
27
27
27
29
30
30
29
28
27
27
28
28
28
Feels °C
29
29
29
29
28
28
26
27
28
26
29
28
29
29
31
32
32
32
32
31
31
31
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
Energy kJ
283
244
199
188
158
125
132
108
82
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
Energy kJ
127
129
133
163
187
268
335
387
581
422
365
462
445
339
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
507
1003
492
646
646
499
1752
2023
507
568
508
507
507
492
514
232
920
635
676
635
635
766
825
34
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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