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Fort Walton Pier Surf Forecast
/ Florida – Gulf (38 breaks) / Florida (155 breaks) /
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Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.2° C
(Which is 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 1PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | |
53 | 53 | 46 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 55 | 62 | 62 | 55 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:20PM0.61m | 3:43PM0.54m | 5:16PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.01m | 1:55AM0.06m | 2:32AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | 7:20 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
 kJ | 53 | 53 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 36 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | — | — | 11 | 6 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 36 | 33 | 33 | 32 | — | — | — | 62 | 62 | 55 | 40 | 36 | 32 | — | — | 22 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 500 | 0 | 967 | 1188 | 1194 | 1194 | 1194 | 523 | 507 | 87 | 513 | 1086 | 1012 | 501 | 501 | 501 | 523 | 523 | 577 | 1726 | 2075 | 501 | 684 | 1020 |
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