What are the current surf conditions at Fort Walton Beach?

Fort Walton Beach currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Fort Walton Beach?

The best time to surf Fort Walton Beach is typically when swell comes from the SW direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

0.6
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SWELL
HEIGHT

0.6ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

5kt

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AIR TEMP

11°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

0.2ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Tiny waves under 1ft with wind swell (short period) and light offshore winds grooming the faces Note: winds from NNE would be better.

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Monday

Feb 9

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.4-0.9ft 💨 4-6kt 🌡️ 5-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	6s	SW	6kt	NNE	14kt	8°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	6s	SW	6kt	NNE	14kt	7°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	6s	SW	6kt	NNE	12kt	7°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	6s	SW	6kt	NE	11kt	7°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	6s	SW	5kt	NE	10kt	6°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	6s	SW	5kt	NE	9kt	6°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	6s	SW	5kt	NE	8kt	6°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	6s	SW	5kt	NE	8kt	5°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	6s	SW	5kt	ENE	7kt	7°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	6s	SW	4kt	E	6kt	9°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	5s	SW	4kt	E	5kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	4s	S	4kt	SE	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	SE	5kt	SSE	5kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	E	6kt	S	5kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	ESE	6kt	S	5kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	SE	5kt	SSW	5kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	SSE	5kt	SSW	5kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	4s	S	5kt	SSW	5kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSW	5kt	S	6kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SW	5kt	S	6kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SW	4kt	S	5kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	SW	4kt	SSW	5kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	5s	SW	4kt	SSW	4kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	5s	SW	4kt	SSW	4kt	12°C	15°C	0mm

Tuesday

Feb 10

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-0.4ft 💨 2-8kt 🌡️ 12-20°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	5s	SW	4kt	SSW	4kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	5s	SW	3kt	SSW	4kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	5s	SW	3kt	SW	4kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	5s	SW	3kt	WSW	3kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	5s	SW	3kt	W	3kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	4s	SSW	2kt	NW	3kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	3s	S	2kt	NNW	2kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	2s	SSE	2kt	N	2kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	2s	SSE	2kt	ENE	3kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	2s	SSE	2kt	ESE	4kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	2s	SE	2kt	SSE	5kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	3s	SSE	4kt	S	6kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	S	5kt	S	6kt	19°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	S	7kt	S	7kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	SSW	7kt	S	8kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	SW	8kt	S	8kt	19°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SW	8kt	S	8kt	19°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SW	7kt	S	9kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SW	6kt	S	9kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SW	5kt	S	10kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SW	5kt	S	8kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SW	5kt	SSW	6kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	5s	SW	5kt	SSW	5kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	4s	SSW	5kt	SSW	5kt	15°C	15°C	0mm

Wednesday

Feb 11

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-1.0ft 💨 3-9kt 🌡️ 14-21°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	4s	SSE	5kt	SSW	5kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	SE	5kt	SSW	5kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	SE	4kt	SSW	5kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	SE	4kt	SSW	4kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	SE	3kt	SW	3kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	4s	SSE	3kt	SSW	3kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	3s	SSW	3kt	SSW	3kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	3s	SW	3kt	SSW	3kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	3s	SW	4kt	SSW	5kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	3s	SW	5kt	SSW	7kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	3s	SW	6kt	SSW	9kt	19°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	SSW	7kt	SSW	10kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	SSW	8kt	SSW	10kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	S	9kt	SSW	11kt	21°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	S	9kt	SSW	11kt	21°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	S	9kt	SSW	11kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	S	9kt	SSW	11kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	SSW	8kt	SSW	11kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	SSW	6kt	SSW	11kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	SW	5kt	SSW	10kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	SW	5kt	SSW	12kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	SW	5kt	SSW	13kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	SW	6kt	SSW	15kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	SSW	5kt	SSW	14kt	17°C	16°C	0mm

Thursday

Feb 12

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-1.1ft 💨 4-9kt 🌡️ 16-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	S	5kt	SW	13kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSE	5kt	SW	13kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	5s	SSE	5kt	SW	12kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	5s	SSE	5kt	WSW	11kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	5s	SSE	5kt	WSW	11kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	4s	S	4kt	WSW	9kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	4s	S	4kt	WSW	7kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	3s	SSW	4kt	WSW	5kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	SSW	5kt	WSW	8kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	SSW	6kt	W	10kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	SSW	7kt	W	13kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	SSW	7kt	W	13kt	21°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	S	7kt	W	12kt	22°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	7s	S	8kt	WSW	11kt	23°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	7s	S	8kt	WSW	11kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	7s	S	8kt	WSW	11kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	7s	S	9kt	WSW	11kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	6s	S	8kt	WSW	11kt	22°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	6s	S	7kt	SW	12kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	S	7kt	SW	12kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	7kt	W	13kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SSW	7kt	NW	15kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	4s	SSW	7kt	N	16kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	4s	SSW	7kt	N	16kt	16°C	16°C	0mm

Friday

Feb 13

FAIR9 good hours

🌊 1.0-1.2ft 💨 2-7kt 🌡️ 11-21°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	4s	SSW	7kt	N	15kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	5s	S	7kt	N	15kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	5s	S	7kt	N	14kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	5s	S	6kt	N	14kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	5s	S	6kt	N	13kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	5s	S	6kt	NNE	13kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	5s	S	5kt	NNE	12kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	5s	S	5kt	NNE	12kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	6s	S	6kt	NNE	11kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	6s	S	6kt	NE	10kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	6s	S	6kt	NE	9kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	6s	S	6kt	NE	7kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	6s	S	5kt	NE	6kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	6s	S	4kt	NE	4kt	20°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	6s	S	3kt	NE	5kt	20°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	6s	S	3kt	NNE	5kt	21°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	6s	S	3kt	NNE	5kt	21°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	6s	S	3kt	NE	4kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	6s	S	2kt	ENE	3kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	6s	S	2kt	E	3kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	6s	S	3kt	E	3kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	S	3kt	E	4kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	S	4kt	E	4kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	S	3kt	E	4kt	14°C	16°C	0mm

Saturday

Feb 14

POOR7 good hours

🌊 0.6-1.2ft 💨 3-8kt 🌡️ 12-20°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	S	3kt	E	3kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	6s	S	3kt	E	3kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	6s	S	3kt	ENE	4kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	6s	S	4kt	ENE	5kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	6s	S	4kt	ENE	6kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	6s	S	4kt	ENE	5kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	6s	S	4kt	ENE	5kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	6s	S	4kt	E	4kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	6s	S	4kt	E	5kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	6s	S	4kt	E	5kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	6s	S	5kt	ESE	6kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	S	6kt	SE	7kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	S	7kt	SE	8kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	S	8kt	SSE	8kt	20°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	S	8kt	SSE	8kt	20°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	S	8kt	SSE	9kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	S	7kt	SSE	9kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	S	7kt	SSE	9kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	S	6kt	SSE	10kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	S	5kt	SSE	10kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	S	5kt	SSE	11kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	6s	S	6kt	SSE	12kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	S	6kt	SSE	13kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	S	6kt	SSE	13kt	16°C	16°C	0mm

Sunday

Feb 15

POOR2 good hours

🌊 0.4-4.9ft 💨 6-14kt 🌡️ 15-21°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	S	6kt	SSE	13kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	S	6kt	SE	13kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	7s	S	6kt	SE	14kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	7s	S	6kt	SE	14kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	8s	S	6kt	SE	14kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	8s	S	6kt	SE	15kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	8s	S	6kt	SE	15kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	8s	S	6kt	SE	15kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	8s	S	8kt	SE	17kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	S	9kt	SSE	18kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	S	11kt	SSE	19kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	S	12kt	SSE	20kt	20°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	S	13kt	SSE	21kt	20°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	S	14kt	S	22kt	21°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	S	14kt	S	23kt	21°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	S	14kt	S	24kt	21°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	S	14kt	S	24kt	21°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	S	14kt	S	26kt	20°C	16°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	S	14kt	S	28kt	20°C	16°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	S	14kt	SSW	30kt	19°C	16°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	S	12kt	SW	25kt	19°C	16°C	1.5mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	3.4ft	7s	SSW	10kt	WSW	21kt	18°C	16°C	2.8mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	6s	SSW	8kt	WNW	17kt	18°C	16°C	4.1mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	6s	SSW	7kt	WNW	16kt	17°C	16°C	3.4mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:0.5ft @ 5s

Wind Conditions:2-8kt NNE

Water Temperature:14-15°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Fort Walton Beach in Florida is an exposed beach and jetty break with consistent surf, especially during winter. The best conditions occur when offshore winds from the north-northeast align with south-southwest swells. Waves break both left and right, and the spot offers good surf at all tide stages. It's usually not too crowded, even when the surf is up. Rips and sharks are the primary hazards. The most consistent clean waves are typically found in winter, with February being the prime month.

Best Swell Direction: SW

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSSW

Ideal Wind DirectionNNE

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