Panama City Beach surf break

Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 CDT
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
22.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Panama City Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 9PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
18
20
25
28
25
41
43
41
51
39
36
34
15
44
32
29
27
25
7
6
7
5
3
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
25
S
25
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
4:03PM0.49m
5:04PM0.44m
6:04PM0.37m
Low Tide
3:17AM-0.07m
3:47AM-0.01m
3:58AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:15
7:16
Temp °C
22
23
23
22
21
21
20
19
22
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
23
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
20
20
20
21
22
22
21
19
21
22
22
23
23
22
23
23
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
13
28
25
41
43
41
51
39
36
34
15
44
32
29
27
20
6
6
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
18
20
25
28
23
25
7
6
7
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
914
1137
1146
1405
442
423
4
4
455
929
1556
1137
423
422
442
442
436
1999
2003
423
578
422
583
583
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Panama City Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest