Panama City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.16° N 85.78° W

Panama City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Panama City Beach sea temperature is
29.1°C
2.5° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
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)
1.2
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
70
86
75
75
103
176
100
97
117
107
107
111
107
107
123
116
124
112
115
97
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
25
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:49AM0.65m
5:00AM0.64m
Low Tide
2:19PM0.05m
3:25PM0.04m
4:17PM0.06m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:35
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6:37
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6:37
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6:27
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6:25
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6:24
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 mm
3
1
1
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1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
4
2
3
7
6
9
2
4
Temp °C
27
28
27
27
26
25
25
25
26
26
27
26
25
26
25
25
25
27
25
26
25
Feels °C
29
27
26
27
28
27
27
27
26
27
28
27
27
27
28
28
27
28
27
28
28
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