Fort Walton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 86.51° W

Fort Walton Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 12 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Walton Beach sea temperature is
30.7° C
1.7° 

Fort Walton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Fort Walton Beach surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period, S swell with 24 kJ wave energy.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fort Walton Beach this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Fort Walton Beach in the next 16 days are 0.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 3s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 10AM.

Wave TypeTime (CDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful10AM (Sat 11th Jul)1.5ft (0.5m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Walton Beach over the next 16 days.


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