Fort Walton Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for Fort Walton Pier over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it's a long, flat stretch ahead. We're looking at a run of tiny, weak surf that's barely gonna get your fins wet.

The first hint of anything rideable won't show up until Wednesday the 16th. Before that, it's all flat spells and wind chop. On the 13th, we had a risk of thunderstorms with a tiny 0.3 ft SE swell, but it was blown out and barely an ankle-snapper. That pattern of near-flat conditions and poor surf just keeps rolling through the 14th and 15th.

Now, Wednesday morning the 16th is where we see a little blip. The swell bumps up to 3 ft from the ESE with a period of 6 seconds. It's not gonna be world-class, but with a cross-offshore wind, it'll be clean. The combined energy is a weak 82, so it's small and weak. Still, it's the best of a bad bunch. The water is seriously warm – 87°F, which is a whopping 4° warmer than usual for this time of year, so you'll be sweating in your wettie.

That little pulse fades quickly. Thursday the 17th drops to 2 ft, and by Friday the 18th we're back to knee-high junk. There's a brief glassy moment Friday afternoon with 2 ft from the SE, but the period is only 6 seconds, so it's gonna be weak and gutless.

The weekend of the 19th and 20th is more of the same – tiny swells, cross-onshore winds, and messy conditions. Then we get a bit of a reprieve on Monday the 21st with some offshore wind, but the swell is a pathetic 0.7 ft. Not worth paddling out for.

From the 22nd through to the 28th, the trend continues: small swells, mostly poor conditions, and lots of wind. There's a brief glassy moment on Saturday the 26th with 2 ft from the SE, but again, it's small and short-period. The last day, Monday the 28th, shows a tiny 1 ft from the ESE with a clean cross-offshore breeze, but the energy is only 6.

Honestly, for this whole 16-day window, there is no standout day. It's all tiny, weak surf. The best you could hope for is a clean, waist-high wave on Wednesday the 16th morning, but even then it's a stretch. If you're a beginner, the 3 ft on the 16th might be just about okay, but it's still very weak. For everyone else, leave the board at home and grab a kite if the wind picks up – this setup looks way more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

This is a long, flat run for the Panhandle. It doesn't stay poor forever, but this stretch is a tough one.

Rusty.

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