Panama City Beach surf break

Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 06 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
21.9° C
(Which is 1.9°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 8PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (06 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (06 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.1
S
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.1
S
0.9
ENE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.2
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SE
0.7
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)666556476666777777444487
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1442310222410182012858122428273114
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:06PM
0.40
2:02PM
0.40
3:03PM
0.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:40AM
-0.03
1:48AM
-0.04
2:44AM
-0.05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:24-------6:22
Sunset---7:04-------7:05-------7:05----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C161718171615141418232422191614131621202118151312
Feels °C (?)10111413121110101116171513108710161516111087
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