Surf Forecasts:
Fort Walton Pier surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, WSW swell with 107 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fort Walton Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Fort Walton Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fort Walton Pier in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 26) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Walton Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this 16-day stretch for Fort Walton Pier is about as flat as a pancake. We're lookin' at a whole lot of nothin' for the foreseeable future, so don't go getting your hopes up.
The outlook kicks off Saturday the 25th with tiny, weak swell. We're talkin' ankle-snappers at best, with a combined energy of just 4 (weak). The wind is off and on, making it a messy, unappealing prospect. This same story pretty much carries on day after day. Sunday the 26th through Friday the 1st of August is the same ol' tune: small (0.7 ft to 5 ft) and mostly short-period (3-5 seconds) swell from the WSW or SW, constantly getting chopped up by onshore or cross-onshore breezes. The energy levels stay weak, barely cracking 100, so there's just no power behind it. The morning of Tuesday the 28th offers a moment of glassy, clean conditions with 1 ft, but with a 5-second period, there's not a wave worth paddling for.
We do see a slight bump around Sunday the 2nd of August and Monday the 3rd, with the swell height hitting 5 ft and the combined energy finally reaching moderate levels (190). But before you grab your board, the period is still just 6 seconds – that's windswell junk, and it's gonna be blown out by fresh onshore winds. That combo is rough, making it look more promising for kite surfers than anyone with a paddle. The water temp is sittin' at a balmy 84° which is about average for this time of year.
The rest of the run into the second week, from the 4th of August onwards, dies right back down again. We're back to 0.7 ft to 3 ft mush with those weak energy levels and messy winds. There are simply no standouts, no hidden gems, no nothing in this entire window. It’s a bummer, but sometimes the Gulf just takes a nap. Hopefully, the forecasts will change for the better, but for now, this is a solid "leave the board at home" situation.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 35°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 |
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 kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 30 | 15 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 31 | 40 | 33 | 87 | 25 | 66 | 73 | 27 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17AM0.62m | 8:01AM0.63m | 8:44AM0.63m | 9:24AM0.61m | 10:01AM0.58m | 10:36AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.05m | 6:12PM0.04m | 6:45PM0.05m | 7:17PM0.07m | 7:43PM0.10m | 7:58PM0.14m | 7:58PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 37 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 5 | — | SW 5 | — | — | NW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 13 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 21 | — | 25 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | NW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | SW 5 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | — | 22 | 30 | — | 35 | 24 | — | 23 | 15 | — | 31 | 40 | 33 | 87 | — | 66 | 73 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 500 | 832 | 507 | 523 | 1034 | 516 | 1122 | 1122 | 633 | 1122 | 1034 | 1331 | 774 | 700 | 623 | 623 | 523 | 523 | 25 | 1034 | 1122 |
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