NWS Tallahassee FLSU.W 0001October 8, 2026
High Surf Warning: South Walton and Coastal Bay, FL
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued a high surf warning for South Walton and Coastal Bay in Florida, in force until 11:00 a.m. local time on October 11. It was the 1st high surf warning the NWS office in Tallahassee issued in 2026.
Warning
In force for 2 days
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tallahassee FL
- Area
- South Walton and Coastal Bay
- State
- Florida
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:00 p.m. EDT, October 8, 2026
- In force from
- 11:00 a.m. EDT, October 9, 2026
- Expires
- 11:00 a.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KTAE SU.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Warning, dangerously large breaking waves of 8 to 12 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Sunday night. For the High Surf Warning, from 10 AM Friday to 10 AM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Breaking waves can sweep people off jetties and docks, and into dangerous seas. Life-threatening swimming conditions and significant beach erosion can be expected. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
What the agency told people to do
Everyone should remain out of the water due to life-threatening surf conditions. Stay off of jetties, piers, and other waterside infrastructure. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.