Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
30.2°C
1.1° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4AM is: 0.2m 2s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
2
0.2
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
2
2
1
4
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
7
11
11
7
18
15
18
13
10
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
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
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:13
7:12
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
28
28
30
29
29
29
27
27
27
25
25
24
24
25
25
24
24
25
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
32
32
32
31
33
30
31
32
30
31
31
27
27
27
28
29
28
26
26
26
29
28
30
31
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