The surf forecast is 1 ft and slightly choppy right now for Santa Rosa Beach, FL

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    85° NW @ 3 → 7mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    6:43pm / 10:42am
  • BUOY 42012
    WSW2ft @ 4s
  • WATER TEMP
    88° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 13
FRI 14
SAT 15
SUN 16
11pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and choppy at 11pm on Wed 8/12
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDWSW 11 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSW (235) 1.9 ft @ 4 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYS (184) 0.4 ft @ 8 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide,0.4 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Thursday, Aug 13
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    11mph
    1.6ft
    4s
    SW
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    7mph
    1.5ft
    4s
    WSW
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    13mph
    2ft
    4s
    SW
  • Friday, Aug 14
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    fair
    W
    4mph
    0.7ft
    7s
    S
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    fair
    SW
    4mph
    0.7ft
    7s
    S
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    10mph
    0.5ft
    8s
    S
  • Saturday, Aug 15
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    WNW
    3mph
    0.6ft
    7s
    S
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    fair
    SW
    4mph
    0.6ft
    8s
    S
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    12mph
    0.5ft
    7s
    S
  • Sunday, Aug 16
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    WNW
    2mph
    0.7ft
    6s
    S
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    7mph
    0.6ft
    5s
    S
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    9mph
    0.4ft
    7s
    S
  • Monday, Aug 17
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    W
    7mph
    0.6ft
    6s
    S
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    10mph
    0.3ft
    9s
    S
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    13mph
    0.6ft
    9s
    S
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This forecast is for South-South-West facing beaches, and was updated Aug 12, 2026 @ 8:03pm.
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