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Pensacola Beach surf break

Pensacola Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 May 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
25.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pensacola Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Pensacola Beach over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (May 11) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Pensacola Beach in the next 12 days are 1.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (May 11) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (CDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1AM (Sun 11th May)3.5ft (1.0m) 6s
Best Surf 1AM (Sun 11th May)3.5ft (1.0m) 6s
Most Powerful 1PM (Sun 11th May)6ft (1.9m) 7s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
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
S
0.3
S
0.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.8
SSW
1
S
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
S
1.4
SSW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)666556877666665545555545434445455566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1061272368130228693937614498382319193226252210125346141919172541472512
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
E
15
ESE
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
W
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
20
SW
15
W
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
30
WSW
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
0.36
10:26AM
0.39
10:51AM
0.42
11:23AM
0.44
12:04PM
0.45
12:52PM
0.45
1:47PM
0.45
2:46PM
0.44
3:45PM
0.42
4:45PM
0.38
5:51PM
0.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:52PM
0.10
8:46PM
0.06
9:35PM
0.02
10:23PM
-0.00
11:12PM
-0.02
12:03AM
-0.03
12:54AM
-0.04
1:43AM
-0.05
2:27AM
-0.04
3:05AM
-0.02
3:35AM
0.03
3:46AM
0.09
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise5:58--5:58--5:56--5:56--5:56--5:54--5:54--5:54--5:52--5:52--5:52--5:50--
Sunset-7:30--7:31--7:31--7:32--7:34--7:34--7:35--7:36--7:36--7:37--7:37--7:37-
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Rain (mm)
1141145-3522314------------------------
Temp. °C252223232322222323232423252424252524262625292927293028282826272726282928
Feels °C (?)272421222222192423212120232123242423252626292828293028282726272828292829

Short Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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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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