Fort Walton Beach Sea Temperature

Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Fort Walton Beach is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Fort Walton Beach and nearby locations.

Water temperature in Fort Walton Beach right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Fort Walton Beach, United States on 29th March 2024.

21.29° C

(70.33° F)

  • yesterday: 21.5° C (70.71° F)
  • a week ago: 18.81° C (65.86° F)

Water at this temperature is very pleasant to swim in and if you tend to wear a wetsuit when swimming, you might consider removing it now to avoid the body overheating.

The average sea temperature for Fort Walton Beach on March 29th over the last 10 years is 20.64° C (69.15° F), with a low temperature of 17.5° C (63.5° F) and a high of 24.12° C (75.42° F).

Analysis and forecast for Fort Walton Beach water temperatures

The water temperature in Fort Walton Beach today is higher than the average temperature of 20.64° C (69.15° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 29th March 2023, was 21.36° C (70.45° F).

The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Fort Walton Beach over the last 30 days:

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 29 21.29° C 70.33° F
March 28 21.5° C 70.71° F
March 27 19.62° C 67.32° F
March 26 19.32° C 66.78° F
March 25 18.89° C 66° F
March 24 19.2° C 66.56° F
March 23 18.88° C 65.98° F
March 22 18.81° C 65.86° F
March 21 19.3° C 66.74° F
March 20 19.24° C 66.63° F
March 19 19.52° C 67.14° F
March 18 19.64° C 67.35° F
March 17 19.85° C 67.73° F
March 16 19.79° C 67.62° F
March 15 19.53° C 67.15° F
March 14 19.08° C 66.34° F
March 13 19.2° C 66.56° F
March 12 18.82° C 65.88° F
March 11 19° C 66.2° F
March 10 19.21° C 66.58° F
March 9 19.27° C 66.69° F
March 8 19.04° C 66.27° F
March 7 19.23° C 66.61° F
March 6 18.84° C 65.91° F
March 5 18.76° C 65.77° F
March 4 18.7° C 65.66° F
March 3 18.75° C 65.75° F
March 2 18.77° C 65.79° F
March 1 18.63° C 65.53° F
February 29 18.33° C 64.99° F
February 28 18.56° C 65.41° F

The actual nearshore temperatures may vary by several degrees and this can also be heavily affected by weather. Strong winds can cause cold, deep waters to replace the surface waters that had been warmed by the sun, and heavy rain can also reduce the temperature of the sea surface temperature as well.

Water temperature in Fort Walton Beach by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Fort Walton Beach.

For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Fort Walton Beach changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.

Fort Walton Beach map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Fort Walton Beach

The highest temperature in United States today is 25.17° C (77.31° F) in Boynton Beach. The lowest is in Nome, where the temperature of the water is -1.67° C (29° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Fort Walton Beach?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Fort Walton Beach because they want to understand and learn how the ocean communicates with the atomosphere of Earth.

SST is one measure that provides information on the global climate, and it can be used to predict the weather in Fort Walton Beach as well as atmospheric model simulations and to study marine ecosystems in the area.

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Fort Walton Beach comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.

The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.

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