Panama City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.16° N 85.78° W

Panama City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Panama City Beach sea temperature is
29.9° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 7PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
34
49
61
66
102
134
255
213
190
190
182
203
195
177
156
124
80
54
43
28
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:51PM0.40m
1:58PM0.33m
3:39AM0.31m
4:04PM0.26m
Low Tide
9:33PM0.16m
8:36PM0.22m
11:01AM0.24m
6:50PM0.25m
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:36
7:35
 mm
10
3
1
1
4
3
6
10
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
26
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
26
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
30
30
29
29
Feels °C
30
29
31
31
30
30
30
30
29
27
31
30
30
29
29
30
30
30
30
30
31
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