Panama City Beach surf break

Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 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
23.5° 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 12AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
6
4
2
2
2
1
3
3
5
7
11
14
17
26
31
32
29
32
34
28
22
22
35
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
WSW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
1:37PM0.47m
2:24PM0.46m
Low Tide
00:19AM-0.03m
1:06AM-0.04m
1:43AM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
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5:56
5:54
5:54
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7:22
7:22
7:23
7:24
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
22
21
21
22
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
25
24
23
22
21
23
25
21
21
23
22
22
23
25
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
26
28
25
24
22
25
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.7
SW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
28
16
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
Energy kJ
5
6
4
2
2
2
1
3
3
5
7
11
14
17
26
31
32
29
32
34
22
22
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1005
1005
1040
422
1040
572
442
1040
1040
1354
437
423
423
422
422
422
422
296
107
127
914
908
955
997
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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