Panama City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.16° N 85.78° W

Panama City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Panama City Beach sea temperature is
30.0° C
0.9° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 2PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.4
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
1
1
5
10
30
34
0
0
0
0
3
6
11
6
6
5
5
6
2
4
10
6
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
10
N
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
5
NNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
15
SSW
25
ESE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:16PM0.44m
1:59PM0.34m
5:04AM0.27m
2:48PM0.25m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.10m
10:16PM0.18m
11:37AM0.24m
7:32PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:44
 mm
1
1
11
1
1
1
10
7
Temp °C
28
27
30
32
31
32
32
30
30
29
30
33
29
27
27
25
26
25
26
31
28
24
26
Feels °C
29
28
31
32
31
34
34
32
33
32
33
35
30
27
31
27
31
28
29
35
30
25
29
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