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Pensacola beach Surf Forecast
/ Florida – Gulf (38 breaks) / Florida (155 breaks) /
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Pensacola beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pensacola beach today?
The current surf forecast for Pensacola beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Pensacola beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | |
11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:11PM0.24m | 11:05AM0.32m | 11:01AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.16m | 9:08PM0.15m | 10:00PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
22 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | S 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 3 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | — | W 2 | WSW 2 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 674 | 974 | 1627 | 789 | 1196 | 789 | 532 | 568 | 619 | 531 | 532 | 561 | 638 | 719 | 741 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 519 |
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