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

0.7
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0.7ft

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WIND GUSTS

4kt

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AIR TEMP

20°C

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0.2ft @
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Poor conditions right now. Tiny waves under 1ft with wind swell (short period) with glassy conditions Note: winds from NNE would be better. Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Thursday

Mar 26

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-1.2ft 💨 2-8kt 🌡️ 16-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	5s	SE	2kt	SSE	2kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	5s	SE	2kt	SE	2kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	5s	SE	2kt	E	2kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	4s	SE	2kt	E	2kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	4s	SE	2kt	E	2kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	4s	SE	3kt	ENE	3kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	4s	SE	3kt	ENE	3kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	4s	SE	3kt	ENE	3kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	4s	SE	3kt	ENE	3kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	4s	SE	4kt	E	4kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	SE	4kt	ESE	4kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	SE	4kt	SE	5kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	SSE	5kt	SSE	5kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	SSE	6kt	SSE	5kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	SSE	7kt	S	5kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	SSE	7kt	S	6kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	SE	7kt	S	6kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	SE	8kt	S	7kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	SE	7kt	SSW	9kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	SE	7kt	SSW	11kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	SE	7kt	SW	13kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	SE	6kt	SW	12kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	SE	5kt	SW	11kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSE	5kt	SW	11kt	18°C	20°C	0mm

Friday

Mar 27

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-0.8ft 💨 2-11kt 🌡️ 17-27°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSE	5kt	SW	10kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	5s	SSE	4kt	WSW	9kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	6s	SSE	4kt	WSW	9kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	6s	SSE	4kt	WSW	8kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	6s	SSE	4kt	W	7kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	6s	SSE	4kt	W	7kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	5s	S	4kt	WNW	6kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	4s	SSW	4kt	NW	5kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	3s	SW	4kt	NNW	4kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	3s	SW	3kt	NW	4kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	3s	SW	3kt	NW	4kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	2s	SW	2kt	WNW	4kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	4s	SSW	4kt	W	5kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	6s	S	6kt	SW	7kt	26°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	8s	S	8kt	SSW	8kt	27°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	S	9kt	SSW	10kt	26°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	S	10kt	SSW	11kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	S	11kt	SW	13kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	S	10kt	SW	14kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	S	9kt	SW	15kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	S	9kt	SW	17kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	7s	S	8kt	WSW	17kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	S	7kt	W	17kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	S	6kt	W	18kt	20°C	20°C	0mm

Saturday

Mar 28

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-1.3ft 💨 7-14kt 🌡️ 16-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	S	7kt	WNW	18kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	SSE	7kt	NW	19kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	6s	SSE	8kt	NW	20kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SSW	9kt	NNW	21kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1ft	4s	SW	10kt	N	22kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	4s	W	10kt	N	23kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	4s	W	11kt	N	23kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	4s	WSW	11kt	N	23kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	WSW	11kt	N	23kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	SW	12kt	N	22kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSW	13kt	NNE	21kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	SSE	14kt	NNE	20kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSE	13kt	NNE	18kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	SSE	13kt	NNE	17kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	SSE	12kt	NNE	15kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	SSE	13kt	NE	15kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	14kt	NE	14kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	14kt	NE	14kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	13kt	NE	15kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	12kt	NE	17kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	11kt	NE	18kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	11kt	NE	20kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	11kt	NE	21kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	11kt	ENE	23kt	17°C	20°C	0mm

Sunday

Mar 29

GOOD10 good hours

🌊 0.2-3.7ft 💨 2-11kt 🌡️ 15-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	S	10kt	ENE	23kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	S	10kt	ENE	23kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	S	9kt	E	23kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	S	9kt	E	21kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	7s	S	9kt	E	20kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	7s	S	9kt	E	19kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	S	9kt	E	19kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	7s	S	9kt	E	20kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	6s	S	9kt	ENE	20kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	6s	S	10kt	ENE	19kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	S	10kt	E	18kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	S	11kt	E	17kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	7s	SSE	10kt	E	15kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	7s	SSE	9kt	E	13kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	7s	SE	8kt	E	12kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	7s	SE	7kt	E	10kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	7s	SE	6kt	ESE	9kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	3.7ft	7s	SE	5kt	SE	8kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	3.5ft	7s	SE	4kt	SE	6kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	7s	SE	3kt	SSE	4kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	7s	SE	2kt	S	2kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	3.2ft	7s	SE	3kt	SE	4kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	SE	3kt	ESE	6kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	6s	SE	3kt	ENE	7kt	19°C	20°C	0mm

Monday

Mar 30

GOOD14 good hours

🌊 1.2-3.3ft 💨 4-9kt 🌡️ 17-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	SE	4kt	ENE	10kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	7s	SSE	5kt	E	13kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	7s	SSE	6kt	E	16kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	SSE	6kt	E	16kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	SSE	7kt	E	15kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	7s	SE	7kt	E	15kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	7s	SSE	7kt	E	15kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	7s	SSE	7kt	E	15kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	SSE	7kt	E	15kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	SSE	7kt	E	14kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	SSE	7kt	E	14kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	SSE	7kt	E	13kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	SSE	7kt	ESE	11kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	SE	7kt	ESE	10kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	6s	SE	7kt	SE	9kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	SE	8kt	SSE	9kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	3.1ft	7s	SE	8kt	SSE	9kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	3.1ft	7s	SE	9kt	S	9kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	SE	7kt	SSE	9kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	SE	6kt	SSE	8kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	SE	4kt	SSE	8kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	SE	4kt	SE	7kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	7s	SE	4kt	SE	6kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	7s	SSE	4kt	SE	6kt	18°C	20°C	0mm

Tuesday

Mar 31

GOOD13 good hours

🌊 0.2-3.5ft 💨 4-11kt 🌡️ 17-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	SSE	4kt	ESE	5kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	SSE	4kt	ESE	5kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	SSE	4kt	ESE	4kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	SSE	5kt	ESE	8kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	SSE	5kt	ESE	12kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	7s	SSE	6kt	E	16kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	7s	SSE	6kt	ESE	17kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	7s	SSE	6kt	ESE	18kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	SSE	6kt	ESE	18kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	SSE	7kt	ESE	17kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	SSE	8kt	ESE	15kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1ft	7s	SSE	9kt	SE	14kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	S	10kt	SE	14kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	S	10kt	SE	13kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	8s	S	11kt	SSE	13kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	S	11kt	SSE	13kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	SSE	10kt	SSE	13kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	3.2ft	7s	SSE	10kt	SSE	13kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	7s	SSE	8kt	NE	14kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	7s	SSE	7kt	W	15kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	3.5ft	7s	SSE	6kt	SSE	15kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	7s	SSE	6kt	SSE	15kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	6s	SSE	5kt	SSE	14kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	6s	SSE	5kt	SSE	13kt	19°C	20°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 1

GOOD13 good hours

🌊 2.4-3.2ft 💨 5-11kt 🌡️ 18-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	6s	SSE	5kt	SSE	13kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	SSE	5kt	SE	13kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	7s	SSE	5kt	SE	13kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	7s	SSE	5kt	SE	15kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	7s	SSE	5kt	SE	16kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	7s	SSE	5kt	ESE	18kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	7s	SSE	6kt	ESE	18kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	SSE	7kt	SE	19kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	7s	SSE	8kt	SE	20kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.8ft	7s	SSE	9kt	SE	19kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	3ft	7s	SSE	10kt	SE	18kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	SSE	11kt	SE	17kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	7s	SSE	11kt	SSE	16kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	7s	SSE	11kt	SSE	15kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	SSE	11kt	SSE	14kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	6s	SSE	10kt	SSE	14kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	SSE	10kt	SSE	13kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	SSE	9kt	SSE	13kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	SSE	8kt	SSE	13kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	SSE	7kt	SSE	14kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	SSE	6kt	SSE	14kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	6s	SSE	6kt	SSE	13kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	6s	SSE	5kt	SSE	11kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	6s	SSE	5kt	SSE	10kt	19°C	21°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:0.6ft @ 5s

Wind Conditions:2-11kt SSE

Water Temperature:20°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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