Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 09 May 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
22.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fort Walton Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Pier at 8PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
4 AM
7 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
S
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
11
7
7
9
9
12
8
8
13
16
16
10
9
9
9
10
17
30
12
11
31
32
16
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
NNW
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:08PM0.49m
3:13PM0.44m
10:16AM0.35m
5:01PM0.38m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.16m
00:55AM0.20m
11:15AM0.35m
00:48AM0.25m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:30
7:30
7:30
6
6
1
1
1
2
1
3
4
3
4
2
3
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
24
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
26
22
24
22
21
20
19
19
22
22
23
22
22
23
22
23
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
23
26
23
23
21
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
ENE
2
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.1
S
9
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SW
5
Energy kJ
17
11
7
7
7
9
12
8
8
1
16
16
10
9
9
9
10
13
12
11
2
32
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
9
0.4
S
6
Energy kJ
3
7
7
7
7
6
6
1
2
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.4
S
6
Energy kJ
2
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
E
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
2
9
4
1
1
13
9
17
30
7
9
31
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
855
819
1147
961
655
507
501
659
577
1129
1122
1165
523
577
1126
1188
1188
523
523
523
93
655
508
659
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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