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Fort Walton Beach weather & conditions today

Okaloosa County · Florida

Conditions for 10/23/2026 · Current weather and beach conditions · Live decision page · Conditions may change. Always check posted flags and official instructions.

Sunny's answerSunny the pelican giving today's Fort Walton Beach answer
Excellent

Fort Walton Beach looks like a strong choice today.

High confidence · 90% of expected inputs available

Weather and beach conditions at a glance

Missing information is shown as unavailable rather than estimated.

Temp70.0°F
Wind5 mph N
Rain0%
UV index0.0 · Low
Rip currentLow
Water quality100.0
Red tideUnknown
Next tideLow 0.7 ft · 2:27 AM

Daily tide schedule

NOAA CO-OPS · Heights in feet (MLLW)
Low 0.7 ft2:27 AMHigh 1.1 ft10:35 AMLow 0.9 ft2:18 PMHigh 1.2 ft8:50 PM

UV throughout the day

Hourly forecast · Open-Meteo
0.06:00 AM0.08:00 AM1.610:00 AM4.512:00 PM6.02:00 PM4.64:00 PM1.66:00 PM0.08:00 PM

Best hours tomorrow (10/23/2026)

Best available does not always mean ideal. Sunny ranks the remaining daylight hours by their combined weather, rain and storm chance, wind, heat, waves, rip-current outlook, water quality, and red-tide information. Safety restrictions can cap or remove an hour.

5 PMSunny79.0°F · 0% rain chance
12 PMSunny71.0°F · 0% rain chance
1 PMSunny73.0°F · 0% rain chance

Safety and official status

  • Red-tide information unavailable
Go Ask Sunny is decision support, not an official warning system. Follow lifeguards, posted flags, closures, emergency officials, and responsible authorities.

Why Sunny says this

  • Rip Current looks favorable
  • Water Quality looks favorable
  • Weather looks favorable
  • Waves looks favorable

Verified public access

Access features at Fort Walton Beach

Documented in Florida DEP's public beach-access dataset. This is not a live availability notice—confirm hours, fees, closures, and daily conditions before leaving.

Lifeguarded BeachDocumented public-access feature
ParkingDocumented public-access feature
Multiple Beach Access Points7 FDEP public access record(s) consolidated into this destination.
RestroomsDocumented public-access feature
Picnic AreasDocumented public-access feature
Boardwalk / Beach WalkoverDocumented public-access feature
Source: Florida DEP Public Beach Access Sites ↗

Plan your visit to Fort Walton Beach

LocationOkaloosa County, Florida
Public accessYes
Beach characterInactive statewide Florida beach destination candidate consolidated from authoritative FDEP public beach access data. Not public until Sunny environmental and identity QC is complete.
CountyOkaloosa County

Place record: Florida DEP Public Beach Access Sites ↗

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