Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 10AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (27 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 44 | 47 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 10:49AM0.23m | 11:43AM0.21m | 2:35AM0.14m | 12:55PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.05m | 8:41PM0.07m | 4:31AM0.09m | 8:03PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 6 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 |
— | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 23 | 44 | 47 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1158 | 567 | 1158 | 1139 | 1773 | 491 | 495 | 507 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 567 | 1012 | 514 | 507 | 508 | 498 | 514 | 514 | 1099 | 1837 | 1617 | 1181 |
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