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Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 CST
Forecast 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
16.2° C
 (Which is 2.3°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 8AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.7
NNW
0.5
NW
0.1
S
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
NW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)455556655554453434444473
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)362143552930221510220010000000000
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
5
SSW
15
N
10
NNE
5
SSW
25
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassoffcross-
off		glassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
0.34
10:02PM
0.34
10:40PM
0.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:41AM
-0.23
8:14AM
-0.24
8:40AM
-0.23
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:39-----
Sunset----5:06-------5:07-------5:07---
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----115---------------
Temp. °C18181518191286621366553337101086
Feels °C (?)1618121618710-1-5-6-4-10-1-1-3-2-225531
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