Panama City Beach surf break

Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 CDT
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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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Panama City Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 6AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.3
SE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
1
SSE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.9
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)444434677777664566666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3322210508344346423233622253640302928282615
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
10
S
5
NNE
5
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
20
S
25
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
ononononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:58PM
0.52
4:03PM
0.49
5:04PM
0.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:30AM
-0.12
2:31AM
-0.10
3:17AM
-0.07
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise---6:09-------6:07-------6:07----
Sunset-------7:14-------7:15-------7:15
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222221212223222121202020222423222121202023232322
Feels °C (?)202018202020182021191819202120212222202022222323
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