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Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 CDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
22.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NE
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)444466666433556666766577
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)000041121100014252727282115871228
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NE
10
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:08AM
0.69
12:05PM
0.69
1:09PM
0.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
-0.00
10:44PM
-0.02
12:00AM
-0.02
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:13-------6:13-------6:11----
Sunset-------7:15-------7:16-------7:17
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C141313121621242323222018202223212221202022232322
Feels °C (?)8776915191818171513161820192119171820212121
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