Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Beach today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Beach at 3PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 127mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 329 | 1787 | 17373 | 7851 | 1476 | 348 | 195 | 127 | 94 | 73 | 52 | 48 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:36PM0.21m | 10:46PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46AM0.06m | 8:47AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 17 | 22 | 73 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SE 7 | S 14 | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 57 | 203 | 1787 | — | 6 | 4 | 348 | 195 | 127 | 94 | 73 | 52 | 48 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 329 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ENE 5 | E 8 | S 14 | S 12 | S 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 361 | 213 | 1639 | 17373 | 7851 | 1476 | 81 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1147 | 768 | 801 | 801 | 801 | 801 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 | 552 | 491 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 78 | 491 | 490 | 490 | 490 |
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