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Panama City Beach Surf Forecast
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Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 12PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Panama City Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:57AM 0.33 | 10:14AM 0.41 | 10:52AM 0.47 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:03PM 0.01 | 8:12PM -0.05 | 9:29PM -0.08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
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