Fort Walton Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 13 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
23.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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 5PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (13 May)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (13 May)0.5ft (0.1m)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 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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)
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
N
10
E
10
ESE
off
off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:24AM0.43m
7:31AM0.51m
7:55AM0.60m
Low Tide
3:40PM0.20m
4:46PM0.11m
5:52PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:52
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:31
7:32
7:34
Temp °C
21
26
27
27
24
23
20
19
23
26
27
26
23
21
19
18
21
24
24
23
22
22
21
21
20
25
27
27
24
22
17
17
19
23
23
23
20
18
16
15
18
22
21
21
21
22
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
6
0.2
W
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.2
NNW
3
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
NW
2
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
Energy kJ
2
1
1
5
3
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
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)
500
554
639
720
501
499
499
499
499
575
500
500
500
516
577
832
914
776
961
1154
1331
1214
1201
1214
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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