Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.2°C
2.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.4
SE
6
0.1
S
5
1.1
E
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
1.3
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
38
38
24
17
11
10
18
22
16
5
2
1
1
1
1
12
1
0
0
53
12
93
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
NW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:23AM0.28m
7:29AM0.25m
8:39AM0.22m
Low Tide
5:33PM0.03m
5:59PM0.05m
6:05PM0.08m
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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6:41
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6:25
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6:24
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 mm
11
15
2
2
1
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2
5
2
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Temp °C
24
23
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
26
26
26
24
24
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
20
21
21
21
24
25
24
23
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