Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 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
23.4° C
(Which is 1.4°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 9PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)--
Afternoon (14 May)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (14 May)0.5ft (0.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
10 AM
1 PM
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)
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
10
SE
20
SSW
10
SW
5
S
5
N
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:55AM0.60m
8:31AM0.67m
9:16AM0.73m
Low Tide
4:46PM0.11m
5:52PM0.03m
7:01PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:32
7:34
7:34
Temp °C
28
27
22
20
19
18
21
24
24
23
22
22
21
21
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
27
24
19
16
16
15
19
22
20
21
22
22
20
20
21
23
25
25
26
25
25
24
23
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
499
774
500
500
501
501
655
826
774
774
914
1040
1137
1214
1193
914
1169
1214
1218
1624
1686
1391
500
914
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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