Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 CDT
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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
22.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fort Walton Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Pier at 10PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
W
0.9
NNW
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)333334444444444677664445
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121240000000000124411179
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:18AM
0.67
11:08AM
0.69
12:05PM
0.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:51PM
0.03
9:19PM
-0.00
10:44PM
-0.02
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:15-------6:13-------6:13--
Sunset-7:15-------7:15-------7:15------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232222222015142021191714131217222524232119182122
Feels °C (?)22222223181081213121187611162019181614141818
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