Surf Forecasts:
Fort Walton Pier surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, SW swell with 30 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 5s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) 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 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Walton Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Grim times ahead, folks. Plain and simple. I’ve scanned the entire 16-day window and there’s just nothing on the cards that’s worth paddling out for. Not a single decent wave on the horizon. It’s one of those stretches where the ocean just goes flat and moody, and you’re better off leaving the board in the car.
The first few days are a total write-off. Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th have some tiny ankle-biters, but the wind is all over the place, mostly cross or onshore, and the energy is laughably weak. We’re talking combined swell energy in the single digits and low twenties (22, 10, 7), with waves around 1ft to 2ft. It’s just messy, textured water with no push. Not surf, just chop.
Midweek is no better. Wednesday the 5th stays pathetic with onshore breezes and nothing but knee-high slop. Thursday the 6th, the swell completely dies – literally zero energy, zero waves. The ocean goes flat as a lake. That trend continues into the weekend, with only faint pulses of energy showing up, but they’re all short-period windswell, mostly under 6 seconds, and never getting over 2ft. The combined energy readings are pathetic, mostly below 13. It’s just not worth the paddle.
There’s a brief tease around the 11th and 12th of August. The swell bumps up slightly to 2ft, with the period stretching to a whole 6 seconds. The combined energy gets into the mid-20s (25, 26). But that’s still tiny, weak surf, and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, keeping it choppy. It’s the kind of day where you might get one or two crumbly little rollers if you’re desperate, but definitely nothing to get excited about.
After that, the last few days of the window, from the 14th through the 18th, are just a sad end. The swell drops back down to 0.7ft to 1ft, the energy fades away to nearly nothing, and the wind is all over the place. There are a couple of mornings on the 18th that are glassy, but there’s nothing to ride. It's just flat.
For a spot like Fort Walton Pier, which is normally fairly consistent and exposed to any southern energy, this is a remarkably blank run. The water temp is sitting at 86°, which is about normal for this time of year, but that’s the only thing that’s normal. The bottom line is, if you’re a beginner, you won’t even have a ripple to learn on. And for the rest of us, it’s time to find another hobby for the next couple of weeks. It’s a wasteland.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | S 6 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
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 kJ | 16 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:55AM0.33m | 2:02AM0.42m | 2:35AM0.49m | 3:21AM0.55m | 4:16AM0.61m | 5:18AM0.66m | 6:21AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.27m | 4:01PM0.24m | 2:30PM0.16m | 2:58PM0.08m | 3:40PM0.02m | 4:27PM-0.03m | 5:17PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 9 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | — | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 5 | — | ESE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 13 | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 500 | 523 | 500 | 914 | 501 | 523 | 1770 | 500 | 914 | 1770 | 500 | 1391 | 1108 | 928 | 499 | 1405 | 500 | 500 | 1770 | 500 | 500 |
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