Panama City Beach surf break

Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 20 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
15.5° C
(Which is 2.9°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 1AM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
NNE
0.4
NE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
SE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)333344466676677755555556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)000891083033372523101816978855569
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
SE
15
S
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrossonononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:20PM
0.26
12:05AM
0.20
1:06AM
0.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15AM
-0.15
9:14AM
-0.09
8:27AM
-0.02
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-
Sunset5:08-------5:09-------5:10-------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141211109991314141414141515181817171717161718
Feels °C (?)9865445911121211111112161616161615131618
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