Panama City Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Gulf Coast, Florida, USA)
Panama City Beach Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: consistent
Best: Swell SSE | Wind N
Sea Temperature Today is: 24.5 °C
| Tue | Wednesday 08 | |||
| 10PM | 1AM | 4AM | 7AM | |
| Wave (m) |
 S |
 SSW |
 SW |
 SW |
| Period (s) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
cross- on |
cross- on |
cross |
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Panama City Beach in Florida is an exposed beach break that has reliable surf. The optimum conditions for surfing are during the hurricane season. The best wind direction is from the north. Windswells are much more common than groundswells and the ideal wave angle is from the south southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care of rips and sharks.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Alligator Bayou, Saint Andrew Bay, Florida, 3 km from Panama City Beach.
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Panama City Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Panama City Beach, 2 km from Panama City Beach.
calm km/h | Air temperature - °C |
Overall Panama City Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in April
Wind stats for Panama City Beach: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Florida - Gulf surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Panama City Beach
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Panama City Beach:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break2 mi
- Second closest break2 mi
- Third closest break4 mi
- Fourth closest break6 mi
- Fifth closest break43 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Panama City Beach:
- Closest wave buoy96 mi
- Second closest wave buoy107 mi
- Third closest wave buoy137 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy179 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy213 mi
Tide stations nearest to Panama City Beach:
- Closest tide stationAlligator Bayou, Saint Andrew Bay2 mi
- Second closest tide stationPanama City Beach2 mi
- Third closest tide stationChannel entrance, Saint Andrew Bay4 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationPanama City Beach7 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationPanama City Beach (outside), Saint Andrew Bay7 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Panama City Beach is Tyndall Afb (Panama City) Airport (PAM) in USA, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Panama City Beach is Eglin Afb (Valparaiso) Airport (VPS) in Usa (florida, 80 km (50 miles) away.
- Third is Hurlburt Fld (Mary Esther) Airport (HRT) in USA, 92 km (57 miles) away.
- Bob Sikes (Crestview) Airport (CEW) in USA is 99 km (61 miles) away.
- Dothan Rgnl Airport (DHN), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Panama City Beach and is 133 km (83 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Panama City Beach, Florida - Gulf. Use the tab navigation above to view Panama City Beach sea temperature, Panama City Beach photographs, Panama City Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Panama City Beach webcams, current wind from Florida - Gulf live weather stations and Panama City Beach tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Panama City Beach.
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