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Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 CDTForecast 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
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Panama City Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 9PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (10 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Panama City Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | |
10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:47PM0.34m | 12:54PM0.26m | 6:41PM0.26m | 9:11AM0.27m | 10:25PM0.20m | 8:38AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.09m | 3:21PM0.26m | 1:57AM0.16m | 4:43PM0.16m | 10:51PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
 kJ | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1743 | 1369 | 436 | 442 | 442 | 550 | 572 | 1391 | 576 | 661 | 613 | 1055 | 1047 | 1290 | 1428 | 720 | 720 | 1290 | 1290 | 1290 | 1146 | 908 | 1146 | 1065 |
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