Surf Forecasts:
Panama City Beach surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, ESE swell with 36 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Panama City Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Panama City Beach in the next 16 days are 0.8m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 1PM. 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 (Sep 17) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Panama City Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, giving you the Panama City Beach outlook. We’re looking at a pretty flat stretch over the next couple weeks. The waves just aren’t showing up with any real push.
The first chance of anything is around Friday the 11th. We’ve got a tiny 2ft swell from the southwest with a short period of 4 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 7 (combined energy of all swells directed here). Morning winds are glassy, so it’ll be clean, but the wave size and period are so small it’s mostly a longboard or foil session. Water temp is sitting at a warm 87°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year.
That little bump fades out fast. From Friday afternoon through the weekend and into Monday the 14th, it’s a mess of tiny, weak swells (0.7ft to 2ft) with onshore or cross-shore winds, making it choppy and poor. The energy is barely there.
Then things go completely flat. From Monday afternoon the 14th through Wednesday the 24th, the combined swell energy is zero for long stretches. There’s no surf to speak of. The 16th and 17th show a bit of clean, cross-off wind with tiny 1ft sets from the southeast, but with a period of 5-6 seconds and energy barely reaching 10, it’s not worth the paddle.
Around Friday the 25th, we get strong offshore wind—gale-force from the northeast at 43 mph—but there’s zero swell. The wind will clean up the surface, but without waves, it’s just a windy day at the beach.
There’s no real standout day here. If I had to pick the best shot, it’s the Friday the 11th morning for that glassy 2ft. But overall, this is a quiet period for Panama City Beach. The combined swell energy never even reaches a hundred – it’s a weak, flat pattern. Don’t lose hope, but you might want to keep an eye on the longer-range forecasts. For now, the wind later in the period looks more interesting for kite surfing than for paddle surfing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | S 9 | — | — | S 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
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 kJ | 7 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:03PM0.41m | 00:02AM0.37m | 2:27PM0.35m | 00:01AM0.45m | 00:18AM0.50m | 00:47AM0.54m | 1:26AM0.55m | 2:16AM0.56m | 3:18AM0.56m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.33m | 7:09AM0.26m | 2:52PM0.35m | 8:50AM0.22m | 10:09AM0.18m | 11:23AM0.16m | 12:42PM0.15m | 2:01PM0.15m | |||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SSE 4 | — | SW 3 | — | — | W 3 | — | W 5 | — | — | S 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 9 | — | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | ESE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 9 | 6 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 422 | 1822 | 427 | 436 | 1822 | 442 | 423 | 1144 | 422 | 422 | 908 | 422 | 720 | 720 | 817 | 1826 | 720 | 583 | 967 | 929 | 720 |
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