Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
29.4° C
0.1° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 3PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
1.4
W
5
0.8
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
14
21
42
48
17
12
11
8
18
22
44
44
27
18
19
19
14
34
85
29
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
NNW
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
S
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
E
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
9:39AM0.24m
10:23AM0.25m
11:02AM0.24m
Low Tide
9:02PM-0.00m
9:31PM-0.00m
9:53PM0.01m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:43
7:42
 mm
1
8
16
Temp °C
31
33
33
30
27
27
27
28
30
33
31
30
30
30
29
29
31
33
32
26
25
Feels °C
32
34
33
30
27
31
30
33
34
36
32
32
33
34
31
32
32
34
32
27
28
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