Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 12 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.4° C

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.


How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 6PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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)
1
0
0
1
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
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
60
45
44
19
19
20
20
21
13
30
29
28
26
13
19
14
23
25
29
19
19
19
19
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
W
25
N
10
NE
10
SE
15
S
10
SSW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
glassy
cross
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:59PM0.16m
10:05AM0.12m
6:52AM0.14m
6:44AM0.17m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.04m
10:11PM0.05m
7:55PM0.04m
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:51
7:51
7:51
 mm
1
6
3
2
3
3
3
2
Temp °C
28
29
25
24
24
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
33
31
25
26
26
29
30
29
29
28
29
30
31
30
31
30
30
30
31
31
30
30
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
77
60
45
44
19
19
20
20
21
13
7
3
7
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
27
14
14
10
10
10
13
13
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
30
29
28
26
13
19
14
23
25
29
19
19
19
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
8
34
8
8
1523
498
568
1181
1181
1121
1027
1027
1113
1457
1680
1773
1773
1897
1113
1571
1560
825
953
1208
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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