Current Local Time in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA

7:10:25 am CST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	Florida (FL)
Lat/Long:	30°25'N / 86°37'W
Elevation:	2 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English, Spanish
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

46 °F

Passing clouds.
62 / 47 °F

Thu 22.		68 / 56 °F
Fri 23.		67 / 57 °F

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Time Zone

CST (Central Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -6 hours

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

1 hour behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:42 am
↑ 113° Southeast

Sunset

5:13 pm
↑ 247° West

Day length

10 hours, 31 minutes
+1m 11s longer

Moon 7.6%

Rise – 8:32 am
Set – 8:10 pm

High Tide

High – 3:44 am

Low Tide

Low – 1:45 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 11:57 am
Altitude: 39.8°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:18 am – 5:47 am
6:08 pm – 6:37 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:47 am – 6:16 am
5:39 pm – 6:08 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:16 am – 6:42 am
5:13 pm – 5:39 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
1:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
10:47 pm

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Airports

Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, VPS
About 7 mi NE of Fort Walton Beach
Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport, PNS
About 34 mi W of Fort Walton Beach

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Fort Walton Beach

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7:1025am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026