Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 3 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:18AM0.16m | 3:53PM0.12m | 2:24AM0.19m | 2:49AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.07m | 5:14PM0.09m | 12:27PM0.06m | 1:56PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 6 | — | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 14 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1680 | 1699 | 1003 | 1699 | 514 | 514 | 1003 | 1863 | 1773 | 490 | 1026 | 514 | 1003 | 1003 | 1003 | 1003 | 1003 | 953 | 923 | 818 | 953 | 507 | 491 | 491 |
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