Panama City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.16° N 85.78° W

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Panama City Beach sea temperature is

25.5°C

Panama City Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

Time (CDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (23 Oct)	0.5ft (0.1m)	4s
Evening (23 Oct)	0.5ft (0.1m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23								Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ENE 3	ENE 4	E 4	ESE 5	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	ENE 4	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	NE 4
Wave Graph
kJ	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	0
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	ENE	E	E	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	10:13PM0.36m				10:27AM0.32m			9:39PM0.41m								9:36PM0.47m								9:54PM0.53m
Low Tide			4:57AM0.28m			1:31PM0.31m					6:01AM0.20m								6:58AM0.12m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	19	18	20	24	25	24	21	19	17	15	17	21	24	22	20	18	16	15	17	22	24	22	20
Feels °C	18	17	15	17	22	22	21	16	14	12	10	12	16	20	18	15	14	12	10	12	17	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	—	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	—	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	3	3	1	1	1	1	—	1	2	2	2	2	2	—
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 2	ENE 3	ENE 4	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	8	14	13	10	14	5	2	5	12	18	16	16	14	11	10	12	14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Comfort Inn/Jeckyll Island Georgia	Comfort Inn/Jeckyll Island Georgia	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Long Beach Long Island NY	Coastguards Long Island NY	Spring Lake New Jersey	Brick Beach New Jersey	Seaside Park New Jersey	12th Street Jetty New Jersey	Broadway New Jersey	The Cove Cape May New Jersey	San Pedro South Reef Pass Belize	Lbi 5th Street Beach Haven New Jersey	Egg Island Eleuthera	Egg Island Eleuthera	Egg Island Eleuthera	Broadway New Jersey	Broadway New Jersey	The Cove Delaware Delaware	The Cove Delaware Delaware	Queen Street New Jersey	East End Grand Cayman
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	429	429	908	908	997	1595	1619	1539	1527	1518	1433	1390	1390	1381	1482	1026	1026	1026	1390	1390	1369	1369	1391	1297
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Rating (10 max)
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	7	5

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