Panama City Beach surf break

Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 07 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
22.9° 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 4PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (07 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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)
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
45
38
39
34
27
20
17
15
13
14
13
13
6
15
6
4
15
10
7
20
22
26
17
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
W
15
NE
10
E
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:24PM0.46m
3:07PM0.44m
3:52PM0.40m
Low Tide
1:43AM-0.03m
2:12AM-0.01m
2:31AM0.03m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
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5:54
5:54
5:52
5:52
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7:23
7:24
7:24
7:25
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
25
24
23
23
21
21
24
25
21
21
22
23
24
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
26
27
27
27
27
26
25
21
21
26
27
21
22
22
24
26
27
27
27
28
27
28
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.1
SW
7
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.4
SW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
Energy kJ
39
34
27
20
17
15
13
14
13
13
6
2
6
2
1
6
26
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
6
0.2
SSW
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
Energy kJ
42
45
38
2
3
1
1
15
3
4
15
10
7
20
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
422
427
107
82
83
778
908
967
987
953
951
951
1047
1047
868
930
1784
1044
1040
1826
1170
442
442
442
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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