Surf Forecasts:
Fort Walton Pier surf forecast from 31 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period, WSW swell with 11 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fort Walton Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Fort Walton Pier in the next 16 days are 0.6m 4s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Walton Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on offer for Fort Walton Pier.
To be straight with you, it’s a pretty bleak outlook for the next couple of weeks. We’re looking at a long stretch of flat to tiny, poor-quality surf. From now right through to mid-September, the wave energy is just not there to get excited about. The first week is a write-off, with hardly any swell and messy wind for most of it. You’re looking at a solid gap of at least seven days with nothing worth paddling out for.
The first real hiccup of life shows up on Monday, the 14th of September, in the morning. That’s the only session that’s even worth mentioning. We’ve got a tiny 2ft swell coming from the Southwest, with a period of just 4 seconds, so it’s short-period wind swell, but the combined energy is only a weak 10. The real kicker here is the wind: a slight Slight air from the Northwest, making it cross-offshore and clean. That’s as good as it gets for this break in this window. The water temp is sitting at 86° and is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
To be honest, with the swell so small and the quality so poor for the rest of the period, the setup at Fort Walton Pier looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for most of the 16 days. The crowds are “sometimes” busy here, but with surf this bad, you’ll likely have the place to yourself.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 |
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 kJ | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | glassy | off | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:02PM0.29m | 11:54PM0.47m | 00:37AM0.53m | 1:30AM0.58m | 2:34AM0.61m | 3:48AM0.63m | 5:06AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM0.28m | 9:59AM0.20m | 12:23PM0.13m | 1:33PM0.07m | 2:28PM0.02m | 3:19PM0.00m | 4:08PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SW 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1012 | 1188 | 652 | 1108 | 513 | 675 | 1108 | 577 | 500 | 1331 | 500 | 500 | 1214 | 500 | 1621 | 1770 | 1008 | 1035 | 1035 | 1819 | 500 |
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