Surf Forecasts:
Fort Walton Pier surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 11 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period, SSE swell with 14 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 0.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Tue 11th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Walton Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's get into it.
Well, folks, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough one to call. Looking at Fort Walton Pier, we're staring down a 16-day stretch that's pretty much flat. The surf just isn't gonna show up in any meaningful way. The first record we've got is for Tuesday the 4th, and it's not a good one. The water temperature is sitting at a nice 86°, which is about normal for this time of year, but that's about the only bright spot.
From Tuesday the 4th all the way through to Sunday the 19th, every single session is marked as "poor surf conditions" with a score of zero. That's a solid two-week gap with nothing to recommend. We're seeing tiny swell heights, mostly between 0.3 ft and 2 ft, with a combined swell energy that barely cracks double digits (5, 4, 8, 11 – all weak). The direction is a bit all over the place, but it's mostly coming from the SSE or SE, which isn't the pier's optimum. The periods are short, mostly 4 to 6 seconds, so there's no real power behind anything.
The wind is a mixed bag, but it doesn't matter much when there's nothing to ride. We get a few clean windows with cross-offshore breezes on Friday the 7th morning, Saturday the 8th morning, and Monday the 17th morning, but the swell is just too small to do anything with. The best swell we see is a meager 2 ft on Friday afternoon the 7th, but it's coming with a cross-shore wind and a period of only 4 seconds – it's going to be a messy, gutless little wave.
I hate to say it, but there's not a single standout session here. This is a blank run, and for a spot like this that's "fairly consistent," it's a real bummer. The forecast can always change, but right now, the only thing getting any action is the wind, not the waves. If you're a beginner, the tiny stuff on offer is too small to learn on, and for everyone else, it's just not worth paddling out. This setup might be more interesting for the kite surfers looking for a flat-water session, but for us wave riders, it's a total washout.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
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 kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:35AM0.49m | 3:21AM0.55m | 4:16AM0.61m | 5:18AM0.66m | 6:21AM0.69m | 7:25AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.24m | 2:30PM0.16m | 2:58PM0.08m | 3:40PM0.02m | 4:27PM-0.03m | 5:17PM-0.04m | 6:07PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 9 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | ENE 2 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 605 | 499 | 500 | 902 | 1834 | 1194 | 1770 | 1560 | 902 | 1402 | 1331 | 500 | 1364 | 500 | 500 | 1364 | 500 | 500 | 1364 | 507 | 499 |
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