Weather & Beach Conditions
Fort Walton Beach and the Emerald Coast, live from the National Weather Service, NOAA, NASA and the EPA.
Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels 88°
NWS station KDTS · 4:40 AM
Showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
- Sunrise
- 6:28 AM
- Sunset
- 6:57 PM
- Rip current
- Low
- UV index
- 9 Very High
- Wind from WNW
- 3mph
Tide — Okaloosa Island
Next low 5:34 · 0.7 ftPredictions from NOAA Tides & Currents, station 8729547, relative to MLLW.
Next few days
Saturday
89°
Showers And Thunderstorms
75% rain
Sunday
89°
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
44% rain
Monday
92°
Sunny
14% rain
Tuesday
93°
Sunny
14% rain
Wednesday
90°
Sunny
8% rain
Thursday
89°
Sunny
5% rain
Friday
89°
Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
20% rain
Today
Sunrise 6:28 AM
Promising58% cloud through the 90 minutes after first light — best between 30 and 60.
Today
Sunset 6:57 PM
Promising34% cloud through the golden hour — best between 30 and 60.
- Gulf water · 42012
- 86°F
- Seas
- --No current reading from the buoy
- low tide · 0.7 ft
- 5:34
- Wind from WNW
- 3mph
- Rip current
- Low
- Surf
- Around 1 foot
- UV peak · 12 PM
- 9 Very High
On the beach
Rip current risk is low, which is not the same as none -- rips still form around piers, jetties and breaks in the sandbar. Swim where someone can see you.
Surf is running around 1 foot, water in the mid 80s.
UV peaks at 9 around 12 PM -- very high. Unprotected skin can start to burn in about 15 to 25 minutes, so shade between 10 and 4, and reapply sunscreen every couple of hours and after swimming.
Beach warning flags are set daily by Okaloosa County Beach Safety. Text BEACH to 44144 for their daily alert, or check county Beach Safety. The flag flying at the access always outranks this page.
NWS Surf Zone Forecast FLZ206 · covers Pensacola Beach, Gulf Breeze, Navarre Beach, Fort Walton Beach, and Destin
Offshore
Light southerly to southwesterly flow prevails this weekend. A light diurnal flow pattern sets up Monday into Tuesday, becoming a moderate to strong easterly flow by Wednesday. 1 foot seas persist through Tuesday before increasing quickly Wednesday to 3 to 6 feet. Waterspouts are possible early each morning.
- Today
- Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers likely this morning. A chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers this afternoon.
- Tonight
- Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
- Sunday
- West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
Conditions change quickly and everything here is a forecast, not a guarantee. Make your own call about whether it is safe to go in or out, follow lifeguards and posted flags, and stay within your ability and your vessel’s. Emerald Coast Connected provides this information as a convenience only and accepts no liability for decisions made from it.
Imagery and data from NOAA, the National Weather Service, NASA GIBS and the EPA — all public domain. Refreshed about every ten minutes. Not a substitute for official warnings; in an emergency, follow local authorities.