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Fort Walton Beach Surf Forecast
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Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 18 May 2026 CDTForecast 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
23.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 38 | 31 | 31 | 37 | 43 | 24 | 40 | 52 | 40 | 35 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 11:57AM0.27m | 12:59PM0.27m | 1:58PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33PM-0.04m | 11:45PM-0.04m | 00:49AM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
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Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | 37 | — | 12 | — | — | 40 | 35 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 38 | — | — | — | 43 | 24 | 40 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 29 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1207 | 1208 | 1358 | 895 | 1817 | 2039 | 2174 | 1620 | 1396 | 884 | 766 | 1158 | 768 | 768 | 1348 | 1591 | 895 | 676 | 490 | 676 | 1396 | 1548 | 1382 | 906 |
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