Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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 4AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)2s
Evening (17 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
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)655554233655444333334444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1584444122332221232231110
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
0
N
5
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
0.54
9:34AM
0.61
10:18AM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:26PM
0.08
7:51PM
0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:16-------6:16-------6:15----
Sunset-------7:15-------7:15-------7:15
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------11--
Temp. °C222221212324232222212121222323222222201814202322
Feels °C (?)22232323252321212321212222222222232319159151616
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