Panama City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.16° N 85.78° W

Panama City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Panama City Beach sea temperature is
28.2°C
2.7° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
3
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Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
31
30
19
19
18
12
11
11
6
6
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
5
N
10
N
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:32PM0.52m
10:54PM0.55m
11:24PM0.57m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.16m
9:07AM0.13m
10:07AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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Temp °C
19
20
20
22
25
26
24
24
24
24
23
24
28
30
28
27
26
25
23
25
29
30
29
28
Feels °C
17
20
19
21
24
25
25
26
26
26
24
25
28
30
29
29
27
26
23
25
29
30
28
28
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