Panama City Beach surf break

Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 CDT
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Panama City Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Panama City Beach sea temperature is
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Panama City Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 10PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
10 AM
1 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
34
30
27
17
17
15
13
14
13
13
6
6
13
8
9
11
13
16
17
17
16
15
16
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
N
15
NE
15
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
WSW
15
S
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:24PM0.46m
3:07PM0.44m
3:52PM0.40m
Low Tide
1:43AM-0.03m
2:12AM-0.01m
2:31AM0.03m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
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5:54
5:52
5:52
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7:23
7:24
7:24
7:25
1
4
2
1
6
3
5
Temp °C
25
25
24
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
22
23
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
26
27
27
27
27
26
23
20
21
22
20
22
23
20
22
25
25
25
27
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
34
30
27
17
17
15
13
14
13
13
6
6
2
3
2
1
16
17
17
16
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
5
0.2
E
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
Energy kJ
39
1
3
5
13
8
9
11
13
15
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
422
107
442
778
836
908
987
953
951
1047
1047
1004
427
909
873
2000
1047
930
740
442
442
550
442
1769
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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