Panama City Beach surf break

Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 09 Apr 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
21.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than 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 7AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SSE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)447777776466766666566536
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23282426261812114143720211410647781122118
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
5
NNW
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
5
SE
15
S
10
W
10
NW
15
NE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
S
20
SSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossononcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
0.41
5:03PM
0.40
6:03PM
0.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:44AM
-0.05
3:28AM
-0.05
4:03AM
-0.04
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise---6:22-------6:22-------6:20----
Sunset-------7:06-------7:07-------7:07
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191716141823242321181715192323212220191921242221
Feels °C (?)14111191321242218151512162221202117171819221920
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