Panama City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.16° N 85.78° W

Panama City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Panama City Beach sea temperature is
23.9°C
0.2° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (01 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.9
SE
4
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
26
26
64
47
31
31
31
41
41
30
35
85
23
26
20
31
26
40
41
50
43
36
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:29AM0.60m
3:28AM0.53m
4:27AM0.45m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.01m
2:13PM0.07m
2:24PM0.15m
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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5:58
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3:55
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4:54
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 mm
3
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6
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Temp °C
21
20
20
21
20
21
20
20
20
19
20
25
25
25
23
21
20
20
23
25
25
23
22
Feels °C
21
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
20
18
19
25
26
24
22
20
19
19
22
25
25
23
22
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