
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Panama City Beach today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Panama City Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:12AM0.30m | 12:03PM0.41m | 00:02AM0.37m | 2:27PM0.35m | 00:01AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM0.30m | 6:53PM0.33m | 7:09AM0.26m | 2:52PM0.35m | 8:50AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | S 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 7 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 422 | 427 | 427 | 423 | 442 | 1137 | 442 | 442 | 442 | 422 | 423 | 512 | 1784 | 436 | 1822 | 427 | 422 | 423 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 562 | 1143 |
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