
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Panama City Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Panama City Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 13 | 52 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:16AM0.56m | 3:18AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:42PM0.15m | 2:01PM0.15m | 3:11PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
16 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SE 6 | — | NE 2 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | SE 6 | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 |
6 | 1 | 52 | — | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 32 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1826 | 1881 | 83 | 997 | 987 | 720 | 836 | 583 | 836 | 1137 | 1297 | 1005 | 221 | 1026 | 929 | 929 | 1112 | 1145 | 1112 | 677 | 624 |
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