Surf Forecasts:
Fort Walton Pier surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, WSW swell with 74 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW 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 Sunday (Aug 23) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fort Walton Pier in the next 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 20) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Walton Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab your coffee, let's take a look at what's cookin' for the next couple of weeks here at Fort Walton Pier.
Honestly, it's a bit of a flat spell for the next week or so. We've got a run of days with basically nothing rideable for a paddle surfer. The waves are small and weak, with the combined swell energy barely ticking over. Most of it is short-period windswell too, just not doing much. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-on from the SW, making it choppy and messy. There are a few mornings with clean conditions, like the 21st with that glassy morning, or the 20th and 28th with clean morning offshores, but the swell just isn't there to back it up. You can be patient with this one, because it tends not to stay poor for long.
The first time the chart even mentions something even vaguely surfable is Sunday, August 23rd. A morning glass-off and a 3ft swell from the WSW – tiny, but it's the real first chance you'll get. The combined energy is still low, and the period is only 5 seconds, so it's not going to be anything special, but you could get a few knee-high wobbly ones to yourself. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no wetsuit needed.
The other little blip is Thursday, August 27th, late in the day. The swell picks up to 3ft from a WSW direction with a bit more energy behind it. The wind switches around to a clean offshore from the NNE at 6 mph, which is a huge plus. This might be the pick of the entire 16-day window. The waves will be small, but clean and well-shaped for a beginner-friendly break.
For the rest of the run into the second week, it gets even quieter. Waves drop to nothing from the 29th onwards, with just a few tiny pump pulses up to about 0.3ft. There's a glassy morning on the 31st with a 0.3ft SE swell, but it's not enough for a surfboard. It's a blank run through to the end of the forecast.
So, the standout is Thursday afternoon, August 27th at Fort Walton Pier. Clean, offshore wind, and the biggest bump of swell we see. For a beginner spot, that's as good as it gets right now.
Keep your eyes peeled, it'll pick up eventually.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 |
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 kJ | 11 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 42 | 53 | 27 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 7 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:12AM0.52m | 3:08AM0.55m | 4:08AM0.56m | 5:09AM0.58m | 6:06AM0.58m | 6:59AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM0.16m | 2:49PM0.12m | 3:25PM0.09m | 3:59PM0.07m | 4:31PM0.07m | 5:02PM0.07m | 5:31PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 4 | S 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | 23 | 17 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 8 | — | S 6 | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SW 3 | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 19 | 14 | — | 4 | — | — | 12 | — | — | 5 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 42 | 53 | 27 | 16 | — | 16 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 500 | 499 | 500 | 961 | 1140 | 1345 | 1770 | 1165 | 1040 | 1770 | 832 | 891 | 517 | 501 | 575 | 0 | 655 | 914 | 1353 | 500 | 501 |
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