Panama City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.16° N 85.78° W

Panama City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Panama City Beach sea temperature is
30.1°C
1.2° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 2PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.3
SW
2
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.4
SSW
2
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
0
N
5
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SE
5
S
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:23AM0.47m
2:00AM0.52m
2:55AM0.57m
Low Tide
11:14AM0.17m
12:52PM0.13m
2:23PM0.09m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:05
7:02
 mm
1
1
2
4
1
1
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
28
27
29
31
31
30
29
29
29
29
30
32
31
29
29
29
28
27
29
31
27
28
28
Feels °C
32
30
32
34
34
33
33
33
34
32
33
35
33
32
33
33
32
30
32
34
30
31
31
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