Fort Walton Beach surf break

Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 CDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fort Walton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
22.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 12AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
33
25
11
26
29
24
17
25
26
28
30
17
14
7
7
16
9
3
1
2
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
W
15
WNW
5
NE
15
NNW
15
N
10
SW
20
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
9:44AM0.17m
9:57AM0.19m
10:20AM0.20m
Low Tide
6:41PM0.03m
7:36PM0.02m
8:21PM0.00m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:22
7:22
7:22
2
Temp °C
23
22
22
22
22
22
24
25
25
24
23
22
21
21
23
26
25
25
24
22
19
18
21
25
23
22
23
23
23
25
25
25
25
24
24
23
24
22
23
27
24
26
23
19
15
13
16
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
SE
5
0.8
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.1
SW
6
0.3
S
5
0.4
SW
3
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
E
3
Energy kJ
2
1
11
14
24
1
4
1
1
30
17
14
7
1
4
3
1
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.4
W
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
5
5
3
3
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
Energy kJ
29
33
25
10
26
29
17
25
26
28
5
7
16
9
3
1
4
6
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1099
504
504
491
491
490
491
490
491
508
491
102
492
508
491
615
660
504
507
507
514
528
596
884
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
4
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Fort Walton Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest