Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 CST
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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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fort Walton Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Pier at 2PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (17 Feb)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (17 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.2
SSW
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)634545344444444444455555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38101551347788891015111218273149706953
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
0.53
12:13PM
0.25
9:59PM
0.47
10:50AM
0.30
10:50PM
0.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
0.14
6:06AM
0.20
12:38PM
0.25
5:49AM
0.25
3:43PM
0.26
5:04AM
0.29
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise6:24-------6:24-------6:22-------
Sunset--5:35-------5:36-------5:37-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------------111
Temp. °C151516161618181820212221212122222223232122222121
Feels °C (?)131214151516171819202121202021212122232122222222
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