Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.5° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 8PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (21 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (21 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
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
Rating
(10 max)
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
8
3
SE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
783
1162
1731
1593
1469
1755
1879
1884
1604
1349
1020
796
612
484
375
294
225
145
121
99
62
Wind (km/h)
40
E
45
E
40
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
35
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:21AM0.20m
6:03AM0.22m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.03m
4:58PM0.02m
5:52PM0.01m
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
7:45
 mm
2
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
27
28
29
29
29
30
31
31
31
33
32
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