Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 10 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
23.1° 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 1AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (11 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (11 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
10 AM
1 PM
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)
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
11
10
10
5
5
5
11
20
12
12
11
10
6
6
5
5
5
2
3
3
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
0
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
15
SW
20
WNW
20
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:13PM0.44m
10:16AM0.35m
5:01PM0.38m
7:48AM0.37m
7:35PM0.32m
7:24AM0.43m
Low Tide
00:55AM0.20m
11:15AM0.35m
00:48AM0.25m
2:22PM0.28m
00:11AM0.29m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:31
1
1
4
5
2
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
23
23
25
27
24
25
21
21
20
20
23
26
26
25
24
23
22
22
25
26
26
26
26
27
25
25
27
28
25
24
21
21
20
20
23
27
27
26
26
24
23
23
27
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
10
11
10
10
5
5
5
11
19
12
12
11
10
6
6
5
5
5
2
3
3
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
20
2
3
4
3
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1778
1405
516
523
523
633
655
1427
659
742
696
1137
1129
1331
1463
776
776
1345
1345
1345
1194
961
1194
1147
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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