Surf Forecasts:
Fort Walton Pier surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period, WSW swell with 109 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 1.4m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) 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 0.2m 2s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Walton Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let's talk about what's happening in the next couple of weeks.
First up, I gotta be straight with you – the surf situation over the next 16 days is looking pretty grim. We're in a flat spell, and it's gonna be a long one. The data shows a solid gap of several days with nothing worth calling a surf session, and even when we get a tiny bump, the conditions are just not cooperating.
Let's start with the only real spot on the radar: Fort Walton Pier. The water temp is sitting at about 86°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
Looking at the very start of the period, Tuesday the 28th of July, we've got a tiny 1ft swell coming from the SW with a short, weak period of 4 seconds. The combined energy is a measly 4 – that's extremely weak. The wind is a cross-off in the morning, which is clean, but with that little energy, it's still poor surf. By the afternoon, the wind swings onshore and picks up to 16 mph, making it even worse.
The rest of the week is more of the same. Wednesday the 29th has a 1ft to 3ft swell, but it's all short-period, wind-affected slop. Thursday, Friday, and the weekend bring a bit more height, hitting 4ft on Saturday the 1st of August, but the wind is consistently onshore or cross-onshore, with speeds up to 19 mph. The combined energy stays in the weak to moderate range, but the quality is just not there – it's all lumpy, choppy, and messy.
The following week, from the 5th of August onwards, the swell drops right off. We're looking at 0.3ft to 0.7ft for days on end. The period is a bit longer on the 10th of August, hitting 9 seconds, but with barely any height, it's not going to do anything. The wind is light and variable, but there's simply no wave to ride.
Honestly, there's no standout session here. The whole 16-day window is a write-off. Fort Walton Pier is a beginner-friendly, fairly consistent spot, but even it can't produce anything when the Gulf goes flat like this. It's a blank run, and for this area, that's just how it goes sometimes. Keep the board waxed, and hope the forecasts change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 |
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 kJ | 4 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 41 | 86 | 41 | 49 | 39 | 21 | 69 | 42 | 50 | 50 | 65 | 18 | 40 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:24AM0.61m | 10:01AM0.58m | 10:36AM0.53m | 11:09AM0.47m | 11:38AM0.40m | 1:47AM0.35m | 11:55AM0.33m | 2:02AM0.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.07m | 7:43PM0.10m | 7:58PM0.14m | 7:58PM0.18m | 7:40PM0.22m | 7:06PM0.26m | 7:29AM0.31m | 6:07PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 33 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 36 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | — | S 9 | — | S 10 | S 9 | SW 5 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 7 | — | 33 | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | 21 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NNW 2 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 16 | 1 | 38 | — | 9 | 41 | 86 | — | 49 | 39 | — | 69 | 42 | 50 | 50 | 65 | — | 40 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1770 | 1122 | 961 | 684 | 826 | 930 | 774 | 961 | 25 | 1020 | 1034 | 1188 | 25 | 1122 | 501 | 1619 | 513 | 507 | 516 | 499 | 500 |
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