Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
22.1° 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 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.6
SW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
NE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
19
18
11
6
10
5
5
2
2
2
6
8
3
3
1
0
3
16
16
12
7
4
8
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NE
15
E
20
SSE
20
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:16PM0.47m
6:54PM0.41m
8:28AM0.34m
8:42PM0.35m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.20m
2:32AM0.26m
2:17PM0.27m
1:37AM0.31m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:09
6:07
6:07
6:05
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7:20
7:20
7:21
7:22
2
1
6
Temp °C
23
22
23
22
22
22
21
21
24
26
25
23
23
23
22
22
24
25
24
23
23
23
22
22
25
22
22
23
23
24
23
23
26
27
24
23
26
25
23
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
SW
6
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
20
19
18
11
6
10
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
12
7
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
2
0.6
SW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
2
6
8
2
1
1
3
16
16
4
8
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)
523
1086
1904
1194
1201
832
575
891
523
501
523
630
516
517
655
696
766
776
1035
776
776
776
776
776
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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