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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 Tuesday 12 May 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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fort Walton Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 3 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | N 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | |
6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:48AM0.37m | 7:35PM0.32m | 7:24AM0.43m | 7:31AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.28m | 00:11AM0.29m | 3:40PM0.20m | 4:46PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | 7:32 |
15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | N 3 |
 kJ | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 776 | 1453 | 776 | 1619 | 534 | 554 | 568 | 623 | 93 | 623 | 728 | 506 | 501 | 499 | 499 | 499 | 499 | 774 | 930 | 961 | 501 | 501 | 577 | 655 |
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