Panama City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.16° N 85.78° W

Panama City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Panama City Beach sea temperature is
29.1°C
2.5° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 11PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
68
99
132
125
82
77
93
92
101
78
130
138
161
111
104
79
76
64
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:49AM0.65m
5:00AM0.64m
Low Tide
2:19PM0.05m
3:25PM0.04m
4:17PM0.06m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
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6:37
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6:37
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6:27
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6:25
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6:24
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 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
—
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2
2
3
7
9
8
8
2
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
26
25
28
27
27
26
27
26
26
26
24
24
25
24
25
Feels °C
29
28
28
28
28
27
28
26
27
26
29
27
27
29
26
26
27
27
27
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