Pensacola Beach Pier surf break

Pensacola Beach Pier surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 CDT
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Pensacola Beach Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pensacola Beach Pier sea temperature is
23.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Pensacola Beach Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Pensacola Beach Pier at 3AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

Table - waves today at Pensacola Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.6
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
17
17
31
47
43
48
51
44
40
31
23
16
17
18
20
20
20
18
11
11
16
5
22
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
15
NNE
15
E
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:39PM0.41m
3:43PM0.40m
4:46PM0.38m
Low Tide
2:26AM-0.01m
3:07AM0.00m
3:41AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:00
5:58
5:58
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7:29
7:30
7:30
7:30
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
6
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
22
21
20
21
22
23
22
21
21
22
23
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
26
26
27
22
20
19
21
22
25
24
22
21
23
25
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
40
31
23
16
17
18
20
20
20
18
11
11
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.1
SW
7
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
1
2
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
W
4
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
13
17
17
31
47
43
48
51
44
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
16
4
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Distance (km)
1165
1254
574
568
551
553
551
172
568
27
671
921
1009
1089
918
1081
1080
1165
1024
1504
739
1741
803
781
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
4
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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