Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 17 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
22.6° 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 2AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
SE
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.7
N
1
N
0.7
N
0.6
NNE
0.5
N
0.7
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)233553342333334443444446
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121321111222200000000001
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
20
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34AM
0.61
10:18AM
0.67
11:08AM
0.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:26PM
0.08
7:51PM
0.03
9:19PM
-0.00
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:15-------6:13--
Sunset-7:15-------7:15-------7:15------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1---------
Temp. °C242221212020222322222121201714192321181614131824
Feels °C (?)222121212021212220222121191381216151210871219
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