Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 2s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 3PM is: 0.4m 2s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 2s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | SW 2 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:31AM0.25m | 8:27AM0.25m | 9:16AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.02m | 7:42PM0.02m | 8:09PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 |
— | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 884 | 1121 | 514 | 491 | 492 | 1338 | 1325 | 491 | 1178 | 1348 | 1348 | 1012 | 508 | 492 | 514 | 514 | 696 | 1044 | 1147 | 514 | 492 |
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