Panama City Beach surf break

Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 CDT
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Panama City Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Panama City Beach sea temperature is
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Panama City Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
4
5
9
16
20
25
31
33
33
38
28
24
19
18
14
18
15
14
13
6
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
15
ENE
10
SE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
1:37PM0.47m
2:24PM0.46m
3:07PM0.44m
Low Tide
1:06AM-0.04m
1:43AM-0.03m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:54
5:52
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7:22
7:23
7:24
7:24
1
Temp °C
22
22
24
24
25
24
24
23
23
23
25
26
25
23
23
22
21
20
23
26
25
24
22
23
23
23
25
24
25
24
24
23
25
25
26
27
26
24
26
24
22
21
24
26
25
25
21
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.4
SE
4
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
28
24
19
18
14
18
15
14
13
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
1
6
3
3
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.5
W
4
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
4
5
9
16
20
25
31
33
33
38
9
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1040
1040
442
1040
1040
1369
940
422
422
425
442
422
127
82
83
442
908
908
987
951
951
1065
1065
895
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
1
2
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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