Pensacola Beach surf break

Pensacola Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 25 Jun 2025 CDT
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Pensacola Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pensacola Beach sea temperature is
30.3° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pensacola Beach this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Pensacola Beach in the next 12 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 02) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jun 30) at 10PM.

Wave TypeTime (CDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful10PM (Wed 2nd Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pensacola Beach over the next 12 days.

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Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Mon
07
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.9
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.4
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.2
S
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
S
0.4
SE
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSE
0.6
SE
0.5
S
0.7
SE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)665555444444447344455466666666666677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)15834456117227672422869791160401181061341311081711621044036533049122
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
NW
15
ESE
15
SSE
0
ENE
5
SE
15
WSW
10
SW
10
NW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
SW
20
WNW
10
NNW
20
SW
15
NNW
5
NNW
15
SW
5
W
15
WNW
30
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
SW
20
W
15
NW
20
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
offcross-
on
onglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
offcross-
on
offoffcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcrossoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:30PM
0.54
1:19PM
0.50
2:03PM
0.45
2:41PM
0.39
3:04PM
0.32
12:59PM
0.26
9:45AM
0.24
7:59AM
0.29
8:01AM
0.34
8:21AM
0.38
8:52AM
0.41
9:28AM
0.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
-0.12
12:07AM
-0.09
12:53AM
-0.05
1:29AM
-0.01
1:52AM
0.05
1:57AM
0.11
1:13AM
0.16
9:45PM
0.16
6:12PM
0.12
6:30PM
0.07
7:02PM
0.03
7:42PM
0.00
Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Mon
07
Sunrise--5:48--5:48--5:48--5:48--5:48--5:50--5:50--5:50--5:50--5:50--5:52--5:52
Sunset7:53--7:53--7:53--7:53--7:53--7:53--7:53--7:53--7:53--7:53--7:53--7:53--
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Rain (mm)
-2155--3374-1540119271051122145-3-1-----2-
Temp. °C312929302828292829282631302528282829292929282626272729292931313033333133
Feels °C (?)323132323131292928272834312630283032313230272727262629283032313236343436

Short Range Forecast: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Long Range Forecast: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Pensacola Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Pensacola Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Pensacola Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Pensacola Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Pensacola Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Pensacola Beach is 11 km (7 miles) from the city of East Pensacola Heights. If you plan a vacation in Gulf Coast, Florida, look for hotels and other accommodation in East Pensacola Heights. East Pensacola Heights has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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