Panama City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.16° N 85.78° W

Panama City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Panama City Beach sea temperature is
30.8° C
1.6° 

Panama City Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Panama City Beach today (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

Table - waves today at Panama City Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
W
5
1.4
W
6
0.2
S
6
1.5
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
12
12
6
13
13
19
56
58
56
48
18
15
22
40
35
28
35
42
61
95
141
3
150
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
SW
15
SSE
15
SW
15
W
20
WNW
10
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:51AM0.57m
8:54AM0.61m
9:55AM0.63m
Low Tide
7:07PM-0.10m
8:10PM-0.13m
9:07PM-0.14m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:46
7:45
7:45
 mm
1
1
2
3
1
7
1
2
1
6
1
6
1
2
3
5
4
Temp °C
30
31
31
29
28
29
29
29
30
31
30
28
29
29
27
27
26
27
23
27
26
27
27
28
Feels °C
35
33
32
33
32
33
33
32
33
33
30
30
31
31
29
30
26
26
21
26
25
28
27
28
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