Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 03 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
23.5° 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 4PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (03 May)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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)
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
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
7
0.2
S
6
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
13
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
7
11
14
13
12
17
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:51AM0.62m
10:28AM0.62m
11:08AM0.61m
Low Tide
8:56PM0.07m
9:56PM0.07m
10:52PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:01
6:00
5:58
5:58
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7:24
7:25
7:25
7:27
Temp °C
19
22
22
22
21
19
19
18
20
22
22
21
21
20
19
19
21
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
15
20
19
19
19
16
16
15
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
20
22
22
24
23
23
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
SE
5
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
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
12
12
13
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
1
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
S
9
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
ESE
5
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
7
11
14
13
12
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
774
1043
1122
1182
1364
501
798
1122
1770
1406
1353
1803
1770
1686
1597
1723
1726
1726
2071
1923
1686
513
500
499
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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