The surf forecast is flat right now for Santa Rosa Beach, FL

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    72° NNE @ 2 → 4mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    12:01pm / 12:32am
  • BUOY 42012
    E3.6ft @ 6s
  • WATER TEMP
    80° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SAT 17
SUN 18
MON 19
TUE 20
WED 21
5pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are flat and clean at 5pm on Sat 10/17
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDNNE 18 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYS (181) 0.4 ft @ 8 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYNNE (19) 1.9 ft @ 3 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide,0.7 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Saturday, Oct 17
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    N
    24mph
    0.5ft
    6s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    NNE
    22mph
    0.2ft
    6s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    NNE
    17mph
    0.4ft
    8s
    S
  • Sunday, Oct 18
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    fair
    ENE
    16mph
    2.6ft
    5s
    ESE
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    ENE
    17mph
    2.2ft
    5s
    SE
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NE
    14mph
    1.4ft
    5s
    SE
  • Monday, Oct 19
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    NE
    14mph
    1.5ft
    5s
    SE
    12pm
    1 ft
    clean
    NE
    13mph
    1.3ft
    5s
    SE
    6pm
    1 ft
    clean
    NNE
    9mph
    1ft
    7s
    SSE
  • Tuesday, Oct 20
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NE
    8mph
    1.1ft
    5s
    SE
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NE
    10mph
    1ft
    6s
    SE
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NNE
    19mph
    0.9ft
    6s
    SSE
  • Wednesday, Oct 21
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NNE
    19mph
    0.8ft
    5s
    SSE
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NE
    8mph
    0.8ft
    5s
    SSE
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NNE
    18mph
    0.8ft
    5s
    SSE
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This forecast is for South-South-West facing beaches, and was updated Oct 17, 2026 @ 2:26pm.
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