Surf Forecasts:
Fort Walton Pier surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, WSW swell with 45 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 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Walton Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I’m looking at Fort Walton Pier for the next couple of weeks and, honestly, it’s a tough stretch. The swell is just not doing its job. We’re talking tiny, weak stuff for most of August and right into the start of September. There’s a long gap at the beginning here with absolutely nothing worth paddling out for.
The combined energy of all swells directed here barely gets out of single digits, mostly sitting between 1 and 13 (weak) for the first week and a half. The water temp is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year, nothing wild there.
Things do start to tick up a little around Thursday, August 27th, but it’s still not great. By Friday, August 28th, we see the swell bump up to about 3 ft from the WSW with a period of 5 seconds – that’s short-period, weak windswell. The combined energy hits 31 (weak). Winds are cross-shore out of the W at 9 mph, so it’s a bit choppy but rideable for the desperate. That’s about the best we get, but it’s still only a score of 0 for surf quality.
Sunday, August 30th, morning looks glassy with 2 ft from the SW, period 4 seconds, and energy at 15 (weak). Glassy conditions are a major positive, but the wave size is tiny.
The standout here, if you can call it that, is Friday, August 28th morning. It’s the biggest swell in the whole outlook at 3 ft from the WSW, winds are cross-shore, and the combined energy is 31 (weak). It’s small, it’s choppy, and it’s far from good, but it’s the most energy we see. For beginners, this is still safe, but there’s no power behind it.
After that, it drops right back down into the miserable stuff. Monday, August 31st, has clean conditions with offshore wind but only 1 ft waves. There’s a chance for a glassy morning on Thursday, September 3rd, but the swell is practically nothing – an absolute lake.
So, bottom line: don’t get your hopes up. It’s a dry run for the next 16 days. Forecasts change, so keep an eye out, but right now the best thing to do is wax up the longboard for a flat day paddle or go find a river to swim in.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 34°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 |
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 kJ | 3 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:08AM0.56m | 5:09AM0.58m | 6:06AM0.58m | 6:59AM0.59m | 7:47AM0.58m | 8:32AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.09m | 3:59PM0.07m | 4:31PM0.07m | 5:02PM0.07m | 5:31PM0.08m | 5:57PM0.10m | 6:17PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 14 | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1034 | 1214 | 1353 | 1770 | 774 | 1194 | 500 | 623 | 774 | 872 | 501 | 501 | 1165 | 499 | 523 | 1755 | 507 | 774 | 1051 | 503 | 623 |
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