Panama City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.16° N 85.78° W

Panama City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Panama City Beach sea temperature is
29.5° C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Panama City Beach today (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 10PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
SE
4
0.3
S
2
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
5
9
6
6
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:42AM0.59m
7:51AM0.62m
Low Tide
5:00PM-0.00m
6:07PM-0.04m
7:06PM-0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
 mm
2
Temp °C
30
28
28
28
27
26
29
31
31
29
29
29
28
28
29
30
29
29
28
Feels °C
32
31
31
32
30
28
32
34
33
32
33
32
32
33
32
32
30
32
31
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