Fort Walton Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.39° N 86.60° W

Fort Walton Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Walton Pier sea temperature is
29.4° C
0.1° 

Fort Walton Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fort Walton Pier today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Walton Pier at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.3
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
465
280
213
210
167
115
88
70
44
44
28
19
18
13
9
8
3
4
2
2
2
1
2
4
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
NNW
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
High Tide
5:01AM0.56m
5:46AM0.59m
6:32AM0.61m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.08m
5:07PM0.06m
5:39PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:45
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
25
28
31
31
29
29
28
27
27
29
32
32
30
29
Feels °C
29
29
31
30
31
32
32
31
31
31
29
32
33
31
30
31
30
29
30
32
33
32
31
33
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