Fort Walton Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.39° N 86.60° W

Fort Walton Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Pier sea temperature is
29.1° C
0.2° 

Fort Walton Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fort Walton Pier today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Pier at 11AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
W
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.8
W
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
7
6
26
44
30
20
19
39
23
23
44
72
42
24
17
27
12
9
31
54
22
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:17AM0.62m
8:01AM0.63m
8:44AM0.63m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.04m
6:45PM0.05m
7:17PM0.07m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:44
7:43
 mm
1
Temp °C
28
28
30
33
32
30
30
29
29
28
31
33
33
30
31
30
29
28
31
34
31
30
29
Feels °C
31
31
32
35
32
31
32
31
31
30
33
34
33
31
33
32
32
30
33
36
31
31
30
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