Current Local Time in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA

11:17:22 pm CDT

Friday, May 8, 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

72 °F

Passing clouds.
80 / 72 °F

Sun 10.		82 / 73 °F
Mon 11.		81 / 72 °F

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Time Zone

CDT (Central Daylight Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

DST started

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

1 hour behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

5:57 am
↑ 69° East

Sunset

7:29 pm
↑ 291° Northwest

Day length

13 hours, 32 minutes
+1m 26s longer

Moon 57.1%

Rise – 12:49 am
Set – 11:15 am

High Tide

High – 6:52 pm

Low Tide

Low – 5:23 am

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:42 pm
Altitude: 76.8°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:27 am – 5:00 am
8:26 pm – 8:58 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:00 am – 5:31 am
7:55 pm – 8:26 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:31 am – 5:57 am
7:29 pm – 7:55 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
May 1, 2026
12:23 pm

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
May 9, 2026
4:10 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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11:17 22 pm

Friday, May 8, 2026