Surf Forecasts:
Panama City Beach surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period, SW swell with 212 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Panama City Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Panama City Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 5s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Panama City Beach in the next 16 days are 1.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 01) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Panama City Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you: the next 16 days are looking pretty bleak for a paddle in Panama City Beach. I've scanned the charts, and honestly, there's nothing to get excited about. The whole window is a write-off for any decent surf, so we're looking at a long stretch of flatness or blown-out dribble.
The first real chance for anything even remotely surfable comes on Saturday morning, August 1st. We'll see a weak pulse of 3ft swell from the WSW, but the period is a short 5 seconds, so it's just a mushy, weak wave. The combined swell energy is a measly (62), so it's really just a bump. The wind from the WNW at 6 mph will be light and cross-offshore, keeping it clean, but honestly, the waves are barely worth the walk down the sand. Even then, that clean window is gone by the afternoon when the wind swings onshore and chops it all up.
For the rest of the forecast, it's a saga of poor conditions. Most days are dominated by strong cross-onshore winds, whipping up a messy, lumpy ocean. The swell is either tiny, weak, or non-existent. A few mornings have light winds or even glassy conditions, like on August 6th, 7th, and 9th, but the swell is practically zero. There's just no energy in the water.
The combined energy values are all over the place, but it doesn't matter when the wind is ruining it. We see values like (156) on August 3rd, but that's from a 5ft, 6-second swell being hammered by a 12 mph onshore wind. It's a mess out there, more suited for a kite surfer than someone with a paddle board. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so at least you won't freeze waiting for a set that never comes.
Bottom line: Stay home, wax your board, and wait for the pattern to change. It's a blank window for Panama City Beach, and that's just how it goes sometimes around here.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
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 kJ | 0 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 66 | 20 | 48 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 130 | 62 | 86 | 38 | 93 | 105 | 212 | 156 | 124 | 49 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:09AM0.54m | 10:48AM0.53m | 11:25AM0.50m | 12:04PM0.46m | 12:51PM0.40m | 1:58PM0.33m | 3:39AM0.31m | 4:04PM0.26m | 3:31AM0.37m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55PM-0.00m | 9:17PM0.02m | 9:33PM0.05m | 9:41PM0.10m | 9:33PM0.16m | 8:36PM0.22m | 11:01AM0.24m | 6:50PM0.25m | |||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 66 | 20 | 48 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 130 | 62 | 86 | 38 | 93 | 105 | 212 | 156 | 124 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1040 | 876 | 624 | 717 | 717 | 4 | 908 | 772 | 107 | 107 | 1146 | 1551 | 1040 | 1290 | 442 | 436 | 442 | 442 | 422 | 422 | 423 |
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