Panama City Beach surf break

Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 11 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
23.8° 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 6AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (11 May)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (11 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 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)
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
W
3
0.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
6
12
12
12
6
6
6
5
5
7
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
1
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
0
NNE
5
N
5
NW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:54PM0.26m
6:41PM0.26m
9:11AM0.27m
10:25PM0.20m
8:38AM0.34m
Low Tide
2:37AM0.09m
3:21PM0.26m
1:57AM0.16m
4:43PM0.16m
10:51PM0.20m
5:36PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:27
7:28
1
5
2
Temp °C
23
23
23
26
27
27
26
26
22
22
21
23
26
25
24
24
23
22
21
25
26
26
25
24
26
26
25
28
28
28
27
27
21
21
20
23
26
24
24
26
24
24
23
27
25
25
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
6
12
12
12
6
6
6
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
W
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.4
SW
5
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
7
1
3
1
3
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
442
442
987
1585
1597
1743
442
578
914
908
720
1047
425
436
433
427
422
422
422
422
929
929
427
422
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
9
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