Panama City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.16° N 85.78° W

Panama City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Panama City Beach sea temperature is
29.5° C
0.3° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Panama City Beach at 5AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.4
SE
2
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
5
6
9
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
15
SE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
3:51AM0.44m
4:34AM0.49m
5:33AM0.55m
Low Tide
2:31PM0.10m
3:47PM0.05m
5:00PM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:32
7:31
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
29
31
30
29
28
28
28
27
29
30
30
29
28
28
27
26
28
30
30
29
29
Feels °C
32
32
32
32
31
30
31
30
31
31
31
32
32
31
32
32
30
30
29
30
32
31
33
33
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