Surf Forecasts:
Fort Walton Pier surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period, SE swell with 12 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 0.5m 5s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Walton Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get this out there. The truth is, we’re looking at a pretty flat stretch for the Gulf right now. There’s nothing on the cards that gets the heart pumping for the next couple of weeks, so let’s just be straight about it. The waves we got are tiny, and the wind is just not playing nice for a proper surf.
Looking at the whole window from now out to the 23rd, there’s no real swell event. It’s all small, short-period wind chop, mostly under 2 ft. The energy readings back this up, with weak combined swell energy values mostly in single digits and low teens, like 7 or 12. That’s just not enough push to get anything going on the sandbars.
Right now, through the middle of the week, we’ve got light east winds, but the swell is almost non-existent. The water temp is 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year—it’s a bath! But that’s about all the excitement we’re getting.
We see a bit of a bump around the 17th and again on the 21st, where the energy creeps up to 10, and the swell direction is favoring the SSE, which is okay for Fort Walton Pier. But the size is still just 1 ft. It’s knee-high if you’re lucky, and the period is short, around 5-6 seconds. That’s just windswell mush. Not worth paddling out for.
The winds on those days are mostly cross-offshore in the morning, which would clean it up, but the swell just isn’t there to make it worth the effort. It’s the kind of surf where you’d be fighting for a two-foot crumble that closes out on you.
So, plain and simple: there are no good surf options in this 16-day window. It’s a blank run, which isn’t that unusual for this area at this time. The good news is, some of the days show fairly consistent small waves, meaning the ocean isn’t totally dead. It tends not to stay this poor for long, and a forecast can change. We just gotta wait for a better pulse.
Keep the board waxed, but maybe look forward to some other hobbies this week. There's nothing here that's worth getting wet for.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | S 10 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SE 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
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 kJ | 7 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:34AM0.58m | 9:36AM0.51m | 10:19PM0.27m | 10:39AM0.44m | 9:53PM0.34m | 11:54AM0.36m | 10:12PM0.42m | 10:46PM0.48m | 11:27PM0.53m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM0.08m | 6:03PM0.16m | 6:06PM0.24m | 2:38AM0.23m | 5:27PM0.30m | 4:39AM0.22m | 4:04PM0.33m | 6:29AM0.20m | 8:37AM0.18m | |||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | S 5 | W 4 | S 6 | SSW 3 | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | S 6 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | ENE 3 | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 776 | 776 | 776 | 776 | 500 | 706 | 501 | 523 | 507 | 523 | 1353 | 1770 | 507 | 500 | 1165 | 500 | 500 | 1755 | 523 | 523 |
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