Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 05 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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fort Walton Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Pier at 10AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (05 May)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (05 May)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
3
4
8
12
12
7
9
6
4
4
8
8
9
17
27
32
38
55
55
58
43
34
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:08AM0.61m
11:49AM0.59m
12:31PM0.56m
Low Tide
10:52PM0.07m
11:37PM0.09m
00:11AM0.11m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
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5:58
5:58
5:58
5:56
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7:25
7:27
7:28
7:28
1
1
2
Temp °C
19
19
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
24
25
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
26
26
22
21
21
19
18
20
21
21
22
23
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
26
25
26
27
24
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
S
6
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SSW
5
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
43
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.4
WNW
4
Energy kJ
1
4
8
12
12
7
9
6
4
4
8
8
9
17
27
32
38
55
55
58
5
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)
1108
1086
1086
1086
1086
1978
500
501
523
523
500
1122
1129
1214
523
499
501
501
516
508
501
0
0
87
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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