Panama City Beach surf break

Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.2° C
(Which is 3.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Panama City Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 5AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (23 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (23 Jan)--

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
1
S
1.5
S
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)55554446-233334444444456
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444442210000051014121928191837117352
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
5
WSW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoncrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
0.11
3:26PM
0.07
3:05AM
0.03
3:09PM
0.14
3:26PM
0.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:27AM
-0.02
10:47PM
0.02
6:29AM
0.01
12:49AM
-0.06
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:37---
Sunset------5:10-------5:12-------5:13-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------36
Temp. °C181818171820201817141312141820181817161820212120
Feels °C (?)17171816171920171611108111617151615131619191916
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