Fort Walton Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.39° N 86.60° W

Fort Walton Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Pier sea temperature is
30.9° C
1.8° 

Fort Walton Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fort Walton Pier today (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Pier at 3AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (08 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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)
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
10
7
5
6
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
3
5
9
8
7
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:33AM0.47m
5:00AM0.55m
5:40AM0.62m
Low Tide
3:31PM0.17m
3:52PM0.09m
4:33PM0.01m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:51
7:51
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
28
29
31
30
29
29
29
28
28
29
30
30
29
29
28
28
28
29
30
30
29
29
Feels °C
32
31
32
32
33
30
30
31
31
30
31
32
32
32
30
31
31
31
32
32
32
32
31
33
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