
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Panama City Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 2PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Panama City Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | S 6 | S 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | |
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 | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:16PM0.44m | 1:59PM0.34m | 5:04AM0.27m | 2:48PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.10m | 10:16PM0.18m | 11:37AM0.24m | 7:32PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 7 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | W 3 | — | — | SE 4 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NNE 2 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 26 | 19 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1617 | 1784 | 1784 | 1888 | 1889 | 1784 | 453 | 1617 | 1617 | 1297 | 1297 | 1297 | 1297 | 436 | 422 | 422 | 464 | 717 | 1146 | 1047 | 1143 | 442 | 442 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)












