Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
31.0° C
1.8° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 3PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
1 AM
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)
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.9
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
9
23
22
25
11
15
25
21
41
58
54
31
22
25
28
37
26
19
35
42
67
57
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
W
15
W
15
NW
10
W
10
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:05AM0.26m
9:08AM0.28m
10:09AM0.29m
Low Tide
7:43PM-0.03m
8:46PM-0.04m
9:43PM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
7:50
 mm
1
2
2
8
12
1
2
6
1
Temp °C
29
29
30
31
31
30
29
29
29
28
30
31
30
29
26
27
25
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
32
32
33
34
33
31
31
31
33
32
33
32
30
30
29
29
27
29
30
25
26
26
26
26
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