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Panama City Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 16 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
16.4° C
 (Which is 2.1°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 12AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
0
1
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 (?)
0.6
SSE
0.7
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
S
0.8
NNW
0.5
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)444455555555554443333444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1014253237403225201395320000000000
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
5
WNW
25
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
0.33
9:22PM
0.34
10:02PM
0.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:41AM
-0.23
8:14AM
-0.24
8:40AM
-0.23
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------6:39-------6:39-------6:39-
Sunset5:05-------5:06-------5:07-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----11---1224-----------
Temp. °C131618181818141714987621588655449
Feels °C (?)71214141417101510422-1-4-5-1221-1-1-2-14
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