
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Panama City Beach today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Panama City Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
107 | 100 | 79 | 55 | 47 | 36 | 29 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:41AM0.49m | 7:38AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.04m | 6:11PM0.02m | 7:04PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — |
107 | 100 | 79 | 55 | 47 | 36 | 29 | 20 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | S 6 | — |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 836 | 857 | 859 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 857 | 1026 | 2052 | 1101 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 908 | 514 | 436 | 908 |
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