Surf Forecasts:
Fort Walton Pier surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, SSE swell with 47 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 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) 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 0.6m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Walton Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next 16 days up at Fort Walton Pier are looking flat. I’m talking barely a ripple. The whole window is a tough one for paddle surfing. The water is sitting at 87°, feeling a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s the only thing worth getting excited about.
We’ve got a massive gap right from the start. Thursday the 27th kicks off with a tiny 0.7ft swell from the SSW, only 3 seconds of period, and combined energy of just 1 – that’s next to nothing. The wind is cross-off in the morning, but the surf is so weak it’s not worth a second look. Then we go days with zero surf height at all. Friday the 28th is glassy in the morning, but no waves to ride. Saturday the 29th sees a slight bump to 3ft in the afternoon from the SSE, period at 5 seconds, energy at 44 (still weak), but it’s cross-on and choppy, just poor surf. Sunday morning the 30th is clean with a 3ft SE swell, 4-second period, energy at 34 – still weak, tiny, and short period. After that, it’s a long stretch of nothing but 0.7ft and 1ft days, with the odd glassy morning and mostly onshore or cross-off winds. The only decent wind window is Thursday the 11th of September morning with glassy conditions and a 1ft SW swell, but that’s microscopic and the energy is just 5. There’s no standout here – no one day is worth planning for. The whole 16-day run is a blank. It’s a tough one for the area, but it happens. Might be better days for a kite session if you’re into that, but for paddle surfing, it’s a write-off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SE 4 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
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 kJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | on | glassy | off | on | cross |
High Tide | 9:59AM0.49m | 11:20PM0.28m | 10:45AM0.43m | 11:07PM0.34m | 11:36AM0.36m | 11:23PM0.40m | 1:02PM0.29m | 11:54PM0.47m | 00:37AM0.53m | 1:30AM0.58m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.18m | 6:19PM0.23m | 3:00AM0.26m | 5:52PM0.27m | 5:00AM0.26m | 5:02PM0.30m | 7:07AM0.24m | 3:19PM0.28m | 9:59AM0.20m | 12:23PM0.13m | |||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 31 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
Feels °C | 33 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SSW 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 5 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 44 | 2 | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1165 | 1770 | 516 | 523 | 1020 | 517 | 523 | 1834 | 1188 | 1040 | 1353 | 1188 | 1353 | 1706 | 1619 | 1141 | 1141 | 500 | 577 | 1652 | 500 |
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