Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am 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 11AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 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
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
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
0.3
SE
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
11
12
12
12
12
10
6
6
5
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
5
10
10
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
W
15
NW
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-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
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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
1
1
2
1
7
1
Temp °C
23
22
25
27
25
25
25
22
20
20
22
24
23
23
22
21
20
20
23
25
25
24
24
23
26
24
27
29
26
26
26
22
20
21
23
25
24
24
23
22
21
21
25
26
25
24
24
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
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
0.3
SE
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
5
5
5
11
12
12
12
12
10
6
6
5
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.3
E
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
SW
2
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
1
2
6
2
1
1
5
10
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
523
961
1613
1580
1012
523
1353
967
961
501
499
500
509
1345
500
523
514
513
693
758
1012
766
500
499
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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