Surf Forecasts:
Fort Walton Pier surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 24 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period, W 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 0.7m 3s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 3s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Walton Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s switch to feet and Fahrenheit for you.
So, Rusty here again. It’s a quiet stretch ahead, no two ways about it. We’ve got a long flat spell to start, and the first real surf recommendation is at Fort Walton Pier (Florida). The water is about 87°, which is a degree or so warmer than average for this time of year – feels like a bath.
The whole 16-day outlook is pretty grim for surf. There’s a big gap of nothing from the start, lasting well into the first week of September. The combined swell energy is incredibly weak, barely hitting double digits – the highest we see is a “6” (weak energy) on Thursday, August 27th. The waves are tiny, mostly under 2ft, with a short period of 3 to 5 seconds. It’s just wind slop.
The only real chance to get a splash is around Tuesday morning, August 25th. You’d have a clean, glassy wave at about 1ft from the WSW, with almost no wind. It’s tiny, but for a beginner or a longboarder, that’s the cleanest the ocean will look in this whole stretch. Crowds are “sometimes” a factor here, but on a day this small, it’ll be wide open.
After that, it’s back to the flat. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, messing up the little ripples. There’s a glassy moment on the morning of Saturday, August 29th, but with only 0.7ft of swell, it’s barely a ripple.
The very end of the forecast, from September 6th onward, shows zero swell energy. It’s a total flat spell. For this area, a blank run like this isn’t that strange, so don’t write it off forever – forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a swim fins and sandbar kind of forecast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 6 |
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 kJ | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:59AM0.59m | 7:47AM0.58m | 8:32AM0.57m | 9:16AM0.54m | 9:59AM0.49m | 11:20PM0.28m | 10:45AM0.43m | 11:07PM0.34m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02PM0.07m | 5:31PM0.08m | 5:57PM0.10m | 6:17PM0.14m | 6:26PM0.18m | 6:19PM0.23m | 3:00AM0.26m | 5:52PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | S 6 | S 5 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1129 | 523 | 1337 | 1165 | 1567 | 501 | 914 | 1834 | 523 | 623 | 1834 | 501 | 575 | 961 | 507 | 523 | 1193 | 507 | 523 | 1214 | 523 |
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