
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 3AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | ESE 2 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 50 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:18AM0.12m | 3:02PM0.11m | 4:39AM0.16m | 4:52AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52PM0.05m | 12:13PM0.07m | 8:08PM0.06m | 3:09PM0.05m | 4:07PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 10 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 33 | 50 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1207 | 1612 | 490 | 490 | 514 | 492 | 1188 | 1348 | 1340 | 1147 | 490 | 490 | 508 | 514 | 1147 | 1003 | 953 | 490 | 490 | 490 | 492 | 492 | 1976 | 1348 |
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