Panama City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.16° N 85.78° W

Panama City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Panama City Beach sea temperature is
29.8° C
0.5° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
W
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
19
39
42
11
17
13
11
26
37
29
24
21
24
25
32
33
42
56
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
5
NNE
5
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:25AM0.50m
12:04PM0.46m
Low Tide
9:17PM0.02m
9:33PM0.05m
9:41PM0.10m
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:37
 mm
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
32
31
30
28
28
28
28
30
31
29
28
28
29
28
30
30
30
29
29
Feels °C
33
33
32
33
33
31
32
33
33
33
31
31
32
31
32
31
31
31
31
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