Surf Forecasts:
Fort Walton Pier surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period, SSW swell with 20 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 0.8m 4s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Walton Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. Let's talk about the surf. Honestly, it's a bit of a flat spell for the Fort Walton Pier area. The whole 16-day window looks pretty quiet. We're looking at a long stretch of nothing much happening, with barely a ripple to get excited about for over a week straight right from the start.
The first few days, from Tuesday the 25th of August right through the end of the month, it's all tiny, weak, onshore slop. The wind is mostly from the wrong directions, SW and SSW, keeping things messy. The swell energy is basically non-existent, with combined energy values sitting in the single digits (0 to 23). It's not really surfable, just wind chop and poor conditions.
We do see a little change early in September. On the morning of Tuesday the 1st, we get a moment of calm. The wind goes NE at 3 mph, turning it glassy. The swell is still tiny though, just 0.7 ft from the SSE with a period of 5 seconds. The combined energy is a measly (3). It's a glassy morning, but there's no real wave to surf. The same pattern repeats on the morning of Wednesday the 2nd and Thursday the 3rd of September – glassy conditions with the odd chance of a clean surface, but the swell is still too small. The water temperature is about 87°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year.
The whole outlook is just a waiting game. There's no standout session, no real swell on the horizon. Even the few glassy mornings in the first week of September don't have enough push to ride. For a spot like Fort Walton Pier, this is one of those periods where you might be better off checking the conditions for a paddle on a sup or just waiting for the next weather system to bring some life back. The surf is just not happening.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 |
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 kJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:32AM0.57m | 9:16AM0.54m | 9:59AM0.49m | 11:20PM0.28m | 10:45AM0.43m | 11:07PM0.34m | 11:36AM0.36m | 11:23PM0.40m | 1:02PM0.29m | 11:54PM0.47m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.10m | 6:17PM0.14m | 6:26PM0.18m | 6:19PM0.23m | 3:00AM0.26m | 5:52PM0.27m | 5:00AM0.26m | 5:02PM0.30m | 7:07AM0.24m | 3:19PM0.28m | |||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SE 5 | S 7 | SW 5 | SSE 5 | SW 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | S 7 | SSE 6 | — | S 10 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 20 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 523 | 1834 | 523 | 501 | 1769 | 501 | 1194 | 2070 | 499 | 523 | 1193 | 516 | 1188 | 1147 | 1619 | 1040 | 1353 | 1345 | 1770 | 1141 | 1220 |
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