Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.39° N 86.60° W

Fort Walton Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Pier sea temperature is
24.2°C
0.6° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Pier at 2PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
3
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
24
46
60
74
78
66
75
118
208
240
200
181
228
93
116
120
144
111
91
73
88
143
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:42AM0.61m
3:01AM0.54m
Low Tide
12:23PM0.01m
1:14PM0.06m
1:51PM0.13m
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8
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Temp °C
22
22
23
26
25
25
23
23
22
21
20
21
22
23
23
22
20
19
20
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
20
20
22
26
25
25
23
22
21
20
19
20
21
23
23
20
18
17
18
23
25
25
24
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