Panama City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.16° N 85.78° W

Panama City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Panama City Beach sea temperature is
29.2° C
0.1° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
1
W
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
11
24
27
45
60
48
40
51
36
46
43
55
54
32
0
17
18
17
17
37
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
NW
10
NNE
5
NW
0
SW
5
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:34AM0.52m
9:25AM0.53m
10:09AM0.54m
Low Tide
7:49PM-0.00m
8:26PM-0.01m
8:55PM-0.00m
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:39
7:38
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
31
32
31
29
30
29
29
28
31
32
31
30
30
29
28
28
31
32
32
30
30
Feels °C
33
33
31
30
32
31
31
30
33
32
31
32
33
32
31
32
35
33
34
32
32
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