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Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm 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 7PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)5s

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
Tuesday
20
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
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
0.2
W
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)665555555534444444422333
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)603021952211100000000000000
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
5
E
30
N
25
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrossoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
0.34
10:02PM
0.34
10:40PM
0.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
-0.24
8:40AM
-0.23
9:01AM
-0.20
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise------6:39-------6:39-------6:39-
Sunset5:06-------5:07-------5:07-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-23148------------------
Temp. °C18158863146654322699875437
Feels °C (?)161521-1-4-5-3-10-1-1-3-4-4144320-2-41
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