Panama City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.16° N 85.78° W

Panama City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Panama City Beach sea temperature is
24.5°C
0.2° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 8AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
6
7
6
6
1
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:30PM0.59m
11:20PM0.62m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.07m
9:10AM0.03m
10:28AM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
18
17
19
23
24
23
21
19
18
17
19
24
26
24
23
20
19
18
21
25
27
24
23
Feels °C
16
14
13
15
20
20
19
17
15
15
14
15
21
23
20
19
17
16
15
17
22
24
21
20
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