Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am 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 11AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (09 May)1.5ft (0.5m)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 53mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SW
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
5
0.6
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
23
17
11
11
12
9
12
13
12
13
15
17
17
16
10
15
9
24
16
20
26
28
30
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
10
SSW
10
W
10
SW
20
NE
15
NNE
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
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
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
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
1
8
3
1
2
2
1
5
3
6
5
5
12
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
22
21
22
22
22
21
24
26
26
25
25
24
25
25
23
22
21
21
20
19
26
24
23
24
23
22
23
25
24
23
26
27
27
27
28
27
28
26
24
24
23
23
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
6
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
Energy kJ
20
23
17
11
7
6
7
12
13
12
13
15
1
17
16
10
9
12
28
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
S
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.5
WSW
5
Energy kJ
6
4
4
3
1
6
6
6
1
1
1
20
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SW
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.4
N
2
Energy kJ
11
12
9
12
7
17
15
2
24
16
20
26
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
855
223
523
1147
659
655
507
501
655
633
1122
1165
1391
523
523
577
523
523
523
142
93
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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