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Fort Walton Pier Surf Forecast
/ Florida – Gulf (38 breaks) / Florida (155 breaks) /
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Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fort Walton Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Pier at 6PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | E 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | |
6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 37 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:20AM0.52m | 8:46AM0.57m | 9:16AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.12m | 6:56PM0.09m | 7:55PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  | | | | | | | |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | | |
 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | 7:24 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | — | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | E 3 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
 kJ | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 37 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 517 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 501 | 501 | 523 | 507 | 516 | 1012 | 506 | 519 | 547 | 509 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 577 | 501 | 605 | 0 | 675 | 722 | 87 |
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