Surf Forecasts:
Fort Walton Pier surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SW swell with 96 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fort Walton Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Fort Walton Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fort Walton Pier in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Walton Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. I’ll keep it real with you – Fort Walton Pier is looking dead flat and messy for the next 16 days. We’ve got no decent surf on the horizon, just a string of tiny, short-period swells getting chopped up by onshore winds. There’s nothing worth paddling out for, plain and simple.
Starting now, Sunday morning, there’s a weak 1.2m SW swell with a 6-second period, but it’s cross-on shore at 20 km/h, so it’s already a choppy mess. Water’s around 30°, which is about normal for this time of year. The combined energy is weak – just 94 – and it shows.
Monday and Tuesday, the swell drops to 0.6m and then 0.5m, with periods around 5-6 seconds. Winds are still onshore or cross-onshore, light but enough to kill any hope. By Wednesday and Thursday, it’s basically flat – 0.4m then 0.1m, energy readings near zero. Dead. Friday through Sunday, there’s a little bump of 0.2-0.8m, and we get some cleaner cross-off winds on Friday and Saturday mornings, but with that little swell, you’re just floating.
Into the second week, August 10th to 13th, it’s more of the same – 0.3-0.5m from the SSE, light winds but still onshore or cross-on. Periods nudge up to 6-7 seconds, but it’s not doing anything. And from August 14th through the 17th, it’s a total tease – 0.2-0.5m, short period, and even a glassy morning on the 17th with absolutely no swell to ride.
So, no standouts, no hidden gems. The pier is just not working. If you’re keen, grab a longboard and enjoy the cleanish mornings, but you’ll be disappointed. Keep an eye on it – forecasts can shift, but right now, I’d find something else to do.
Catch you later,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 3 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
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 kJ | 92 | 96 | 60 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 22 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | off |
High Tide | 11:38AM0.40m | 1:47AM0.35m | 11:55AM0.33m | 2:02AM0.42m | 2:35AM0.49m | 3:21AM0.55m | 4:16AM0.61m | 5:18AM0.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.26m | 7:29AM0.31m | 6:07PM0.27m | 4:01PM0.24m | 2:30PM0.16m | 2:58PM0.08m | 3:40PM0.02m | 4:27PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 4 | S 5 | SSE 4 | — | SW 4 | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 60 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | 18 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | S 6 | — | — | SW 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | SE 4 | SSW 2 | — |
| kJ | 92 | 96 | — | — | 23 | 21 | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 19 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 523 | 523 | 25 | 523 | 508 | 523 | 500 | 507 | 500 | 805 | 523 | 575 | 902 | 1597 | 1165 | 1108 | 914 | 630 | 776 | 500 | 500 |
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