Panama City Beach surf break

Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 12 Feb 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
13.7° C
(Which is 4.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Panama City Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 2PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (12 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (12 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
WSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)656666555666----33433445
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22344422200000002456651154
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
5
N
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
5
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
0.30
7:30PM
0.32
8:19PM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50AM
-0.20
6:27AM
-0.21
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise6:26-------6:24-------6:24-------
Sunset--5:28-------5:29-------5:30-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151921201817161414192019181716151518181717171718
Feels °C (?)12171918151312910171817161312111216151516161516
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