Panama City Beach surf break

Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 13 Apr 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
21.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Panama City Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 5AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)3s
Afternoon (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.8
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)566635566666666666666665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)710612717294325202013142120442019192013201713
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglasscrosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
0.34
8:36PM
0.28
10:56AM
0.20
10:35PM
0.23
10:05AM
0.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:48AM
0.05
4:48AM
0.12
4:16PM
0.16
3:35AM
0.19
5:53PM
0.08
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---6:18-------6:16-------6:16----
Sunset-------7:08-------7:08-------7:09
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212120192122222020212020222322212121202022242321
Feels °C (?)202218192020201919211818222221212122192021222322
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