Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 11 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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 4PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (11 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (11 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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)
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
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
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.5
W
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
11
12
12
12
11
10
6
6
5
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
5
6
4
1
1
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
5
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
10
SE
5
E
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:16AM0.35m
5:01PM0.38m
7:48AM0.37m
7:35PM0.32m
7:24AM0.43m
Low Tide
11:15AM0.35m
00:48AM0.25m
2:22PM0.28m
00:11AM0.29m
3:40PM0.20m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:31
3
16
10
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
25
27
26
25
25
21
20
20
22
23
24
23
20
19
18
18
21
26
27
26
24
24
21
19
28
29
27
27
27
22
20
21
22
24
26
24
19
19
18
18
21
27
27
26
24
24
19
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
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
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
5
11
12
12
12
11
10
6
6
5
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
W
2
0.5
W
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
3
3
5
3
2
2
1
1
5
6
4
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1461
1575
1372
523
742
1331
776
776
776
1137
776
776
1345
550
547
547
565
557
775
744
501
499
499
499
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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