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Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 27 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
27.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Panama City Beach today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 12PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 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 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | |
35 | 39 | 40 | 31 | 57 | 96 | 71 | 42 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:12AM0.42m | 8:33AM0.46m | 9:03AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.03m | 7:07PM-0.01m | 7:51PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | 7:37 |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 |
 kJ | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 42 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 39 | 40 | 31 | 57 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 437 | 740 | 868 | 1143 | 1143 | 930 | 4 | 4 | 82 | 107 | 422 | 422 | 4 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 442 | 429 | 541 | 436 | 436 |
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