Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Panama City Beach today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 1AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Panama City Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 70 | 115 | 268 | 499 | 776 | 1228 | 1398 | 1755 | 1454 | 1265 | 953 | 866 | 809 | 765 | 691 | 639 | 612 | 493 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:38AM0.40m | 5:07AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33PM0.16m | 3:31PM0.10m | 4:22PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 70 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 101 | 14 | 18 | 268 | 499 | 776 | 1228 | 1398 | 1755 | 1454 | 1265 | 953 | 866 | 809 | 765 | 691 | 639 | 612 | 493 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1047 | 1297 | 1551 | 422 | 422 | 438 | 1044 | 2005 | 1297 | 1822 | 1171 | 422 | 422 | 433 | 422 | 1354 | 1145 | 1155 | 359 |
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