Fort Walton Beach surf break

Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 CDT
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Fort Walton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (25 Mar)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


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Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SW
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)434555555444433344444-23
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1415232023974322211111111012
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
W
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
0.20
5:52PM
0.20
7:00PM
0.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:30AM
-0.05
4:37AM
-0.05
5:29AM
-0.04
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise---6:43-------6:43-------6:41----
Sunset-------7:00-------7:00-------7:00
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201917151619191919201919202122212020201921232322
Feels °C (?)191815131418192020212019202122202020212023222121
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