Panama City Beach surf break

Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 08 Mar 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
17.9° 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 2AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (09 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (09 Mar)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)666555555565564555555533
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111615995588534432442442223
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
0
NW
5
S
5
E
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
0
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassononononononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:51PM
0.29
2:39PM
0.30
3:40PM
0.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
-0.07
2:20AM
-0.08
3:31AM
-0.09
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise------7:00------6:58-------6:58--
Sunset6:45-------6:46-------6:46-------
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C232222212121222323222121212122232322222221212324
Feels °C (?)242324242323232324242324242524232324242423212223
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