Fort Walton Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.39° N 86.60° W

Fort Walton Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Pier sea temperature is
29.5° C
0.3° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Pier at 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
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
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
21
16
25
41
85
116
175
173
139
240
301
383
447
520
533
513
489
424
279
231
176
112
165
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:04AM0.40m
3:35AM0.47m
4:16AM0.52m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.23m
3:51PM0.16m
4:10PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:46
7:46
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
25
29
31
31
29
27
26
26
26
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
29
27
25
29
30
31
29
27
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
26
26
27
28
27
28
28
29
29
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