Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.0°C
2.2° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Wed night, near gales from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.4
SE
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.4
SE
6
0.1
S
5
0.3
SE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
ESE
4
1
SE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.9
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
2.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
10
1
1
1
9
1
6
95
13
12
11
20
0
57
95
313
532
456
366
15
49
420
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
35
ESE
40
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
40
ENE
60
ENE
70
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:39AM0.22m
1:42AM0.15m
10:05AM0.18m
10:49PM0.18m
Low Tide
6:05PM0.08m
3:13AM0.10m
5:29PM0.10m
6:25AM0.08m
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cloud
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
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4
13
23
10
27
Temp °C
23
23
22
23
27
27
27
26
24
23
23
24
26
27
25
24
23
20
20
19
19
19
20
22
Feels °C
22
21
20
21
25
25
26
25
23
22
23
23
25
26
24
23
19
14
15
14
15
14
12
13
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