Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 12 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.8° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Fort Walton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)--
Evening (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)2s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
3
10
16
21
29
29
30
30
49
42
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:30PM0.18m
1:56PM0.15m
7:01AM0.12m
5:57AM0.15m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.02m
11:13PM0.04m
9:46PM0.06m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
7:51
7:51
 mm
1
2
3
3
1
3
3
4
Temp °C
29
31
30
29
29
28
28
28
29
30
30
29
29
29
28
28
29
29
30
29
29
28
28
28
Feels °C
33
32
31
31
32
30
30
30
31
31
30
30
32
32
30
30
30
30
30
30
31
30
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
10
16
21
29
29
30
30
49
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
491
491
1121
1348
1348
1551
1358
508
514
514
1773
1806
1348
507
490
1325
1612
953
567
1822
1358
960
507
514
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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