Panama City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.16° N 85.78° W

Panama City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Panama City Beach sea temperature is
30.9° C
1.8° 

Panama City Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Panama City Beach today (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 9PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
S
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
6
8
8
8
5
3
3
3
3
5
5
3
4
8
7
7
10
5
5
8
14
13
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:07AM0.45m
6:53AM0.52m
7:51AM0.57m
Low Tide
3:57PM0.07m
4:56PM0.00m
6:01PM-0.05m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:46
7:46
7:46
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
31
30
29
29
29
29
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
30
30
29
28
28
28
28
30
30
Feels °C
33
33
32
32
32
33
34
32
32
31
32
32
33
34
34
32
32
32
32
33
32
33
33
32
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