Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.8° C
0.5° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
1
SW
5
1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.4
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
16
27
41
39
23
23
49
58
45
53
49
64
150
178
152
118
99
89
102
184
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
NW
5
W
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:18PM0.21m
1:05PM0.18m
2:12PM0.15m
Low Tide
10:17PM0.03m
10:09PM0.05m
9:12PM0.07m
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6:03
6:03
6:03
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7:40
7:39
7:38
 mm
2
1
4
8
9
6
1
1
2
5
1
1
Temp °C
30
31
30
28
26
26
27
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
29
28
28
27
28
Feels °C
33
32
31
30
29
30
30
30
30
28
29
29
29
28
29
28
29
26
27
26
28
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