Surf Forecasts:
Fort Walton Pier surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period, WSW swell with 10 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. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 10AM.
| 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 folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: I’ve scanned the charts for the next 16 days and, well, it’s a tough watch for surfers. The whole period is a write-off for any decent waves, so I’m not even going to pretend there’s a standout. There’s a long gap of no real surf from now until the very end of the forecast.
For the first surfable ripple, we’re looking at Sunday the 6th of September at Fort Walton Pier. It’s a beginner-friendly sandbar, but even then, it’s only showing ankle-snappers at 0.7 ft on Sunday morning from the WSW. The water temperature is sitting at 87°F , which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least it’ll be a comfortable sit on the board. The wind is a light cross-shore at 6 mph, so the surface is clean, but with only 1 unit of combined energy, it’s barely moving.
Monday the 7th offers a slight bump to 1.0 ft from the SW with a clean, light offshore breeze from the north in the morning at 3 mph. That’s about as good as it gets in this flat spell, but with the combined energy sitting at just 2, you’ll be fighting for a ride.
After that, the outlook is grim for days. We’ve got long stretches of glassy, clean-looking water on the 13th and 14th of September, but the swell is a flat zero or a pathetic 0.3 ft at best. The wind is glassy on the 13th morning with a light onshore and again on the 14th morning, but there’s simply no push. By the time we hit the 20th of September, there’s a whisper of 0.3 ft from the SE with a clean cross-offshore breeze at 9 mph, but the combined energy is still only a 1.
The takeaway? If you’re a kite surfer, the steady cross-offshore winds on the 15th, 16th, and 17th might be worth a look, but for paddle surfing, this is a dead run. Around here, a blank run like this is just part of the deal sometimes. Forecasts can change, but for now, leave the board in the van.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | E 3 | SE 3 | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
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 kJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:06AM0.64m | 6:21AM0.64m | 7:30AM0.62m | 8:34AM0.58m | 9:36AM0.51m | 10:19PM0.27m | 10:39AM0.44m | 9:53PM0.34m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.00m | 4:54PM0.03m | 5:34PM0.08m | 6:03PM0.16m | 6:06PM0.24m | 2:38AM0.23m | 5:27PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 7:04 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 4 | — | SW 3 | — | E 3 | SE 3 | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1353 | 1034 | 1034 | 575 | 1034 | 523 | 1034 | 1147 | 776 | 776 | 776 | 776 | 557 | 499 | 1086 | 500 | 523 | 1575 | 961 | 1154 |
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