Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
24.2°C
0.6° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 3AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
9 PM
12 AM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
85
83
141
178
159
144
149
91
91
149
106
114
94
150
109
63
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
Wind State
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
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:43AM0.27m
3:42AM0.24m
Low Tide
2:19PM0.00m
2:49PM0.02m
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:00
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3:58
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4:57
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 mm
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1
4
6
7
10
8
8
2
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Temp °C
23
22
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
23
21
19
19
18
20
21
18
18
19
19
18
19
24
25
25
22
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