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Okaloosa Pier, United States

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About Okaloosa Pier

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (182°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (2°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea is about 18°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 30°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Fort Walton Beach, 3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 7 dive sites.

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 4 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to VPS, direct.

    See flights MDW → VPS · Skyscanner from about £140 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Okaloosa Pier.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct132 ft5 s11kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct212 ft5 s18kJ24°C
Tue 20Oct182 ft4 s8kJ25°C
Wed 21Oct192 ft4 s7kJ25°C
Thu 22Oct111 ft4 s2kJ25°C
Fri 23Oct41 ft4 s1kJ26°C
Sat 24Oct192 ft4 s15kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct212 ft5 s14kJ23°C
Mon 26Oct131 ft4 s7kJ25°C
Tue 27Oct2under 1 ft3 s0kJ25°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to VPS, then 35 min by road. About 4h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to VPS, then 35 min by road. About 4h 35 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Fort Walton Beach each day: Fort Walton Pier, Okaloosa Pier.

The trip from Fort Walton Beach, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £840–£1,515 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to VPS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£140–£290
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£20–£35
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£840–£1,515

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Fort Walton Beach

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