Weather & Beach Conditions
Fort Walton Beach and the Emerald Coast, live from the National Weather Service, NOAA, NASA and the EPA.
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Feels 91°
NWS station KVPS · 5:56 PM
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
- Sunrise
- 6:27 AM
- Sunset
- 6:59 PM
- Rip current
- Low
- UV index
- 4 Moderate
- Wind from NNE
- 6mph
Tide — Okaloosa Island
Next high 10:50 · 1.6 ftPredictions from NOAA Tides & Currents, station 8729547, relative to MLLW.
Next few days
Friday
88°
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
68% rain
Saturday
89°
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
73% rain
Sunday
90°
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
30% rain
Monday
90°
Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
24% rain
Tuesday
90°
Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
32% rain
Wednesday
89°
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
32% rain
Thursday
89°
Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
15% rain
Today
Sunset 6:59 PM
Decent64% cloud through the golden hour — best between 30 and 60.
Tomorrow
Sunrise 6:27 AM
Decent68% cloud through the 90 minutes after first light — best between 30 and 60.
- Gulf water · 42012
- 87°F
- Seas
- --No current reading from the buoy
- high tide · 1.6 ft
- 10:50
- Wind from NNE
- 6mph
- Rip current
- Low
- Surf
- 1 to 2 feet
- UV peak · 10 AM
- 4 Moderate
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 1 to 2 feet, water in the upper 80s.
UV peaks at 4 around 10 AM, which is moderate for this coast.
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 onshore flow returns for the rest of the week into the weekend. Seas subside to around 1 foot today through the remainder of the forecast. Waterspouts are possible early each morning.
- Tonight
- South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
- Friday
- South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
- Friday Night
- South winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
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.
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