Surf Forecasts:
Panama City Beach surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, SSE swell with 27 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Panama City Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Panama City Beach in the next 16 days are 0.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Panama City Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's cookin' for Panama City Beach.
Honestly, folks, it's a bleak outlook. We're staring down a 16-day window and there's just no real surf to get excited about. The entire run is a flat spell, with not a single day offering anything worth paddling out for. It's one of those stretches where you're better off leaving the board in the truck.
The water temp is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at 87°, but that doesn't make up for the total lack of any decent wave energy. The most we see is a combined swell energy of just 25 at its highest (25) on Friday the 18th, with a tiny 2ft SSE wind swell and a short period of 6 seconds. This is weak, wind-affected dribble, and the rest of the days are even worse, mostly flat or with waves so small they're barely ripples. The wind is all over the place, sometimes clean, often choppy, but it doesn't matter when there's nothing to ride.
Even the brief glassy morning on Tuesday the 15th with a clean-looking surface only had a 0.3ft swell. That's a paddling pool, not a surf break. Later in the run, around the 23rd and 24th, we do see some clean, offshore or cross-off winds, but the swell is a flat zero most of those days. The pick of a very sad bunch is perhaps the clean, cross-off winds on the morning of Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th, where you might find a tiny 1.0ft bump, but crowds are *sometimes* a factor even on those days and the energy is just not there.
This is a tough one. There's no standout, no hidden gem. It's a total blank for the entire period. For a spot like this, that's just the way it goes sometimes. The waiting game is on. Hopefully, the next forecast looks better.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | S 9 | — | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
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 kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:27PM0.35m | 00:01AM0.45m | 00:18AM0.50m | 00:47AM0.54m | 1:26AM0.55m | 2:16AM0.56m | 3:18AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM0.35m | 8:50AM0.22m | 10:09AM0.18m | 11:23AM0.16m | 12:42PM0.15m | 2:01PM0.15m | 3:11PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 6 | W 5 | W 3 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 4 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | E 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1784 | 929 | 422 | 423 | 929 | 422 | 422 | 1428 | 422 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 1390 | 720 | 720 | 1026 | 1364 | 82 | 423 | 83 | 436 |
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