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Pensacola beach surf break

Pensacola beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 29 Apr 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
25.0° C
(Which is 2.5°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 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (May 06) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Monday (May 05) at 10PM.

Wave TypeTime (CDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful10AM (Tue 6th May)5ft (1.5m) 6s

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

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Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
S
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
1.2
E
0.8
ESE
1.2
E
1.5
ESE
1
SE
0.9
E
1
SE
0.7
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
0.3
WSW
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.2
WSW
0.3
NNE
0.1
NE
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)444566567665665565656746666546543233
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)77144158342830583613614632173436116188227138135231110052
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
20
S
20
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SSW
15
SW
5
NNE
5
SSE
0
SSW
15
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
15
E
15
SSE
5
NNE
20
E
25
SE
30
ESE
45
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
0.63
3:37PM
0.61
4:35PM
0.57
5:33PM
0.52
6:28PM
0.45
7:24PM
0.37
8:26PM
0.28
12:52PM
0.21
10:45PM
0.20
11:29AM
0.27
11:25AM
0.34
11:40AM
0.40
12:05PM
0.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:32AM
-0.21
3:38AM
-0.20
4:42AM
-0.17
5:43AM
-0.13
6:35AM
-0.07
7:12AM
0.00
7:22AM
0.08
6:49AM
0.14
7:29PM
0.19
5:07AM
0.18
9:43PM
0.12
10:34PM
0.05
11:15PM
-0.00
Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise--6:03--6:03--6:03--6:01--6:01--6:00--5:58--5:58--5:58--5:56--5:56--5:54
Sunset7:22--7:23--7:23--7:24--7:25--7:25--7:27--7:28--7:28--7:29--7:30--7:30--
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Rain (mm)
-11--------3-824-----------------42512
Temp. °C252324242325242325252325252222222124252023232119212225272326262326252021
Feels °C (?)262524232324232424242425242323242120221418181715161821232324242423221816

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Long Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the E by Sun morning).

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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 13 km (8 miles) from Fort Walton Beach. If you plan a vacation in Gulf Coast, Florida, look for hotels and other accommodation in Fort Walton Beach. Fort Walton Beach has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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