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Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 CST
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Fort Walton Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fort Walton Pier sea temperature is
18.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 10km away, Inlet Reef Beachcam Destin, FL

How big are the waves at Fort Walton Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Pier at 11PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

Table - waves today at Fort Walton Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)344444455566666666666667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4101313131325283234506464747880697364493726188
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:06PM
0.35
3:22PM
0.38
3:25PM
0.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:56AM
0.27
4:41AM
0.24
3:32AM
0.18
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise------6:43-------6:43-------6:43-
Sunset5:00-------5:01-------5:02-------
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C21212120202021222121222323222323232219161210913
Feels °C (?)20202020201921222122242423222322232318137425
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