Emerald Coast
Okaloosa Island Beach Cam
Live beach camera on Okaloosa Island between Fort Walton Beach and Destin.
Wyndham Garden · Okaloosa Island
Right now at Fort Walton · Okaloosa Island
- Air temp
- 56°F
- Wind
- NNW 8 mph
- Sky
- clear
- Next tide
- Low 7:19 AM tomorrow
Today runs 53–70°F with a 0% chance of rain. Sunset is at 4:54 PM.
Conditions from Open-Meteo and NOAA, refreshed through the day. The camera itself is a live feed from its operator.
Which fish look best today at Fort Walton · Okaloosa Island
The same day scores differently for each fish: water temperature, wind, tide and seas count differently for a snook than for a sheepshead. Today’s read for Okaloosa Is., species by species.
Best bet: Spotted seatrout.
- Spotted seatrout75Good
79°F water is a little warm for trout; the bite starts to ease.
Tide: 0.7 ft range · 1 in daylight
Better Tue: 82
Where to look
Grass flats and pothole edges; deeper holes and canals when it's cold.
Best trout spots today → - Redfish72Good
79°F water is right in the redfish range.
Tide: 0.7 ft range · 1 in daylight
Better Tue: 80
Where to look
Oyster bars, grass flats and mangrove shorelines; they push shallow on a rising tide.
Best redfish spots today → - Sheepshead65Good
79°F water is warm for sheepshead. Fish early, late and where current moves.
Tide: 0.7 ft range · 1 in daylight
Better Tue: 71
Where to look
Pilings, docks, oyster bars and rock — anything that grows barnacles.
Best sheepshead spots today → - Tarpon54Fair
79°F water is right in the tarpon range.
Tide: 0.7 ft range · 1 in daylight
Better Tue: 80
- Spanish mackerel54Fair
79°F water is right in the Spanish mackerel range.
Seas: 3.3 ft @ 4 s, short and steep
Better Tue: 90
Where to look
Open runs along beaches and passes, on clean, moving water.
Best Spanish mackerel spots today →
Scores conditions for each fish, not where they are or when a run starts. Water temperature is today’s reading applied to the whole week, so a cold front further out won’t show here until the water follows. Temperature ranges are rules of thumb for Florida inshore water.
About Okaloosa Island
Okaloosa Island is the sliver of Santa Rosa Island between Fort Walton Beach and East Pass, with the Gulf out front and the wide open water of Choctawhatchee Bay behind. The Boardwalk and the Okaloosa Island Pier sit at the middle of it, and most of the rest is protected land, so the beach stays broad and comparatively quiet even in season. East Pass a few miles east is the funnel every bay fish has to use, which makes this beach the last honest read on the Gulf before you commit to running out.
What this camera is good for
- Gulf surf and swell before running East Pass
- Water color — the emerald green is the local tell for clean water
- Boardwalk and pier crowd levels
- Sea breeze and afternoon build-up
The weather box and the scrolling banner over the picture come with the hotel's stream, not from us — the live numbers are below.
Full conditions for Fort Walton · Okaloosa Island
Common questions
- Is the Okaloosa Island camera live?
- Yes. It is the operator's own YouTube live stream, and this page always plays whichever stream is running right now. If they are between streams, you will see a link to their channel instead.
- Does it cost anything to watch?
- No. Salty Forecast is completely free — no ads, no account, no paid tier, and nothing on this page is behind a sign-up.
- What are the tides at Fort Walton · Okaloosa Island today?
- Today's high and low tide times for Fort Walton · Okaloosa Island are on the tide chart page, drawn from the NOAA station at East Pass (Destin). Tide state changes what the beach looks like on camera — at low water the beach is at its widest.
- Why does the camera look hazy or dark?
- Live cameras sit outdoors: rain on the lens, salt spray, fog and low light all affect the picture. Night views are lit only by whatever is nearby. If the feed is down entirely, that is the operator's camera rather than this page — the conditions above still update.