Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 04 May 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
24.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than 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 2AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (05 May)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
10 AM
1 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)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
9
10
11
8
9
9
14
19
22
32
36
36
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
0
W
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:08AM0.61m
11:49AM0.59m
12:31PM0.56m
Low Tide
9:56PM0.07m
10:52PM0.07m
11:37PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:58
5:58
5:58
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7:25
7:25
7:27
7:28
Temp °C
22
21
21
20
19
18
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
25
26
19
18
18
18
19
16
19
20
21
22
22
22
23
23
23
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
5
9
10
11
8
9
9
14
19
22
32
36
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1978
1686
1803
1803
1108
1086
1086
1086
1086
1086
1086
500
501
516
523
1122
2058
1962
1405
499
499
499
501
500
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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