Fort Walton Beach surf break

Fort Walton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 31 May 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
26.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (31 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 11PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)--
Afternoon (31 May)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (31 May)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

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
10 AM
1 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.4
SW
3
0.2
S
6
0.4
SW
5
0.6
SW
3
0.9
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
7
6
4
2
3
3
7
7
23
22
13
12
12
10
9
26
38
22
4
5
7
13
11
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
NNW
5
W
15
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
5
NW
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:22AM0.23m
12:06PM0.23m
12:47PM0.23m
Low Tide
10:10PM-0.01m
11:00PM-0.01m
11:44PM-0.02m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:43
7:43
7:44
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
28
28
27
26
26
26
28
30
28
26
27
25
24
23
26
28
28
26
25
20
19
18
20
24
30
31
29
28
28
29
31
31
28
27
30
27
26
24
28
29
28
27
28
18
17
15
17
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.4
SW
3
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SSW
5
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
5
12
10
4
3
2
3
4
5
7
13
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
4
3
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
1
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
5
0.6
SW
3
0.9
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.5
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
Energy kJ
5
7
6
4
2
1
3
7
7
23
22
13
12
6
9
26
38
22
5
11
19
14
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)
1571
1571
1121
491
490
490
567
596
617
622
500
492
492
491
490
550
624
621
544
596
615
624
636
687
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
3
4
4
3
4
2
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
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