The surf forecast is 2 ft and slightly choppy right now for Santa Rosa Beach, FL

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    86° WNW @ 3 → 11mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    7:30pm / 9:28am
  • BUOY 42012
    SW2.3ft @ 5s
  • WATER TEMP
    87° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 30
FRI 31
SAT 1
SUN 2
10pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2 ft and choppy at 10pm on Wed 7/29
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDWNW 10 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYWSW (247) 3 ft @ 5 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYS (191) 0.3 ft @ 8 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide,0.3 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Thursday, Jul 30
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    9mph
    1.5ft
    4s
    WSW
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    6mph
    1ft
    4s
    SW
    6pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    WSW
    16mph
    2.8ft
    4s
    WSW
  • Friday, Jul 31
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    11mph
    2ft
    4s
    SW
    12pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    SW
    12mph
    2ft
    5s
    SW
    6pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    16mph
    3.1ft
    5s
    SW
  • Saturday, Aug 1
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    10mph
    1.7ft
    5s
    SW
    12pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    WSW
    15mph
    3.4ft
    5s
    WSW
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    9mph
    2ft
    4s
    SW
  • Sunday, Aug 2
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    10mph
    3ft
    5s
    SW
    12pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    SW
    13mph
    3.3ft
    5s
    SW
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    19mph
    5.1ft
    6s
    SW
  • Monday, Aug 3
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2+ ft
    choppy
    WSW
    7mph
    3.2ft
    6s
    SW
    12pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    9mph
    3.2ft
    6s
    SSW
    6pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    10mph
    2.9ft
    6s
    SSW
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This forecast is for South-South-West facing beaches, and was updated Jul 29, 2026 @ 8:05pm.
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