Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Issued: 12 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
28.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
4 AM
7 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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.1
S
10
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
3
5
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
1
3
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:12AM0.22m
8:58AM0.23m
9:46AM0.23m
Low Tide
7:44PM-0.01m
8:35PM-0.01m
9:23PM-0.01m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:52
7:52
7:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
29
28
29
28
28
27
27
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
26
29
30
29
29
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
31
29
30
31
31
30
31
32
31
30
29
30
30
31
30
33
32
30
31
31
31
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
2
1
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
3
5
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
514
1555
1541
1541
1325
490
492
492
514
1188
1458
1181
491
490
492
492
490
905
905
490
514
490
490
492
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
8
7
5
7
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