Panama City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.16° N 85.78° W

Panama City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Panama City Beach sea temperature is
28.2°C
2.4° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 7PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (08 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
1
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.7
ESE
5
1.6
E
5
0.6
SW
12
1.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
13
5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
9
2.2
SW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
6
34
40
103
207
158
135
106
870
3531
7443
7099
4167
1368
558
238
134
83
59
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
40
E
40
ENE
50
ENE
65
E
60
SSE
45
SSW
30
SW
15
WSW
0
NW
10
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:51AM0.40m
10:35PM0.38m
10:22PM0.45m
Low Tide
4:53PM0.32m
5:49AM0.27m
7:10AM0.20m
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6:39
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6:41
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6:41
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6:20
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6:19
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6:17
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2
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2
5
11
8
14
13
1
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1
1
1
3
2
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Temp °C
25
28
27
24
23
23
22
20
21
20
21
22
26
26
24
24
23
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
25
28
27
24
23
22
20
18
17
15
15
13
19
22
22
25
26
29
27
27
26
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