Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 06 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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1
1
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
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
10
7
7
7
10
15
24
30
32
40
61
63
41
39
26
17
18
18
23
20
20
12
12
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
5
SSW
0
N
10
NNE
15
ESE
20
SE
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:49AM0.59m
12:31PM0.56m
1:15PM0.53m
Low Tide
11:37PM0.09m
00:11AM0.11m
00:34AM0.13m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:58
5:58
5:56
5:56
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7:27
7:28
7:28
7:29
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
26
26
23
23
22
21
20
20
21
24
24
22
22
22
23
23
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
27
26
24
26
24
22
20
20
20
25
26
23
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
41
39
26
17
18
18
23
20
20
12
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.2
WSW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
1
2
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
9
10
7
7
7
10
15
24
30
32
40
61
63
9
5
1
1
1
1
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)
1122
1122
523
1122
1122
1405
866
500
499
504
523
499
47
0
0
523
961
961
930
970
1034
1147
1147
819
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
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
1
2
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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