Panama City Beach surf break

Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 CST
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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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.5°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 9AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (20 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (20 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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 (?)
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)666666677777776666777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)100859111011812213013814713111711311091971011116234178441
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26AM
0.10
12:45PM
0.13
12:58PM
0.21
1:35PM
0.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:41AM
0.06
8:53PM
-0.03
10:52PM
-0.08
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--6:18-------6:16-------6:16-----
Sunset----5:35-------5:36-------5:36---
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--111--1----1111--------
Temp. °C212222242323232222222223232322211711812141286
Feels °C (?)21232224232424222324232323242120134-13530-2
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