
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Walton Pier today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Pier at 6PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:54AM0.36m | 10:12PM0.42m | 10:46PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.33m | 6:29AM0.20m | 8:37AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | WSW 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | S 10 | S 9 |
3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 |
— | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1770 | 1802 | 1802 | 547 | 523 | 499 | 523 | 523 | 516 | 1012 | 1012 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 1129 | 1122 | 1529 | 500 |
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