Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fort Walton Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Pier at 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.7
SE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)666455666676666667666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)332137344851435066757775756759735377726864646266
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:08AM
0.33
10:29PM
0.38
9:03AM
0.40
12:43AM
0.33
9:21AM
0.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:28AM
0.28
3:16PM
0.23
3:36AM
0.33
4:45PM
0.20
1:30AM
0.33
6:06PM
0.17
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise-6:37-------6:35-------6:33------
Sunset-----7:04-------7:05-------7:05--
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C212021222221212221212222222121202019212121202020
Feels °C (?)211920212121222322212120202122191918191920212121
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