Panama City Beach Surf Report and Panama City Beach Surf Forecast

surf

0ft - 1ft

wind

10mph SSW onshore

swell

0.9ft 5s South

0.5ft 5s South

weather

78°f

uv index

water

74°f

water quality

Good

wind wave

0.8ft 3s SSW

next tide

Low at 6:52 pm

updated 3 days ago

panama city beach surf report

Wednesday: Small conditions

panama city beach surf forecast

Weeeknd:

Gulfsters: Staying small.

Panhandle: Small to flat.

Looking ahead:

Gulfsters: Staying on the small side through the midweek.
Panhandle: Staying on the small side on Monday. After that SE winds build kicking up a decent sized SE mixed swell that organizes a little more towards the end of the week. Models are forecasting wind to ease on Friday for a potential leftovers day.

swell

Today
4/18

0ft - 1ft

Sunday
4/19

1ft - 2ft

1ft - 3ft

Monday
4/20

0ft - 1ft

1ft - 2ft

Tuesday
4/21

1ft - 3ft

Wednesday
4/22

2ft - 4ft

Thursday
4/23

3ft - 4ft

Friday
4/24

2ft - 3ft

wind (mph)

swell model

period model

wind model

buoys

Pensacola (42039)

1.3ft

South

1ft

8.3s

South

Orange Beach (42012)

1.6ft

SSW

West Tampa (42036)

0.7ft

-99

Saturday, April 18

	surf	swell	wind	weatherwx
5am	1ft	1ft 3s SSW 0.6ft 5s South	5mph SW onshore	69°f

8am

1ft

South

0.6ft

South

5mph

South

onshore

68°f

11am

1ft

0.9ft

South

0.5ft

South

10mph

SSW

onshore

74°f

11am	1ft	0.9ft 5s South 0.5ft 5s South	10mph SSW onshore	74°f
2pm	1ft	1ft 3s SW 0.5ft 5s South	10mph SSW onshore	74°f

5pm

1ft

0.4ft

South

10mph

onshore

74°f

8pm

1ft

1.2ft

0.4ft

South

10mph

onshore

73°f

Sunday, April 19

	surf	swell	wind	weatherwx
5am	2-3ft	2.8ft 4s NW	15mph WNW cross shore	70°f

8am

2-3ft

3ft

0.2ft

South

20mph

NNW

offshore

69°f

11am

2-3ft

2.8ft

NNW

0.2ft

South

23mph

North

offshore

68°f

11am	2-3ft	2.8ft 4s NNW 0.2ft 6s South	23mph North offshore	68°f
2pm	2ft	2.2ft 4s North 0.2ft 6s South	21mph North offshore	71°f

5pm

2ft

North

0.2ft

South

20mph

NNE

offshore

71°f

8pm

1-2ft

2ft

North

0.2ft

South

17mph

North

offshore

70°f

Monday, April 20

	surf	swell	wind	weatherwx
5am	2ft	2ft 3s NNE	18mph NNE offshore	61°f

8am

1-2ft

1.7ft

17mph

offshore

58°f

11am

1ft

1.3ft

ENE

0.4ft

ESE

0.3ft

18mph

offshore

68°f

11am	1ft	1.3ft 3s ENE 0.4ft 4s ESE 0.3ft 6s SE	18mph NE offshore	68°f
2pm	1-2ft	1ft 6s SE 0.7ft 6s ESE 0.6ft 3s ESE	18mph NE offshore	75°f

5pm

1-2ft

1ft

0.9ft

0.4ft

16mph

offshore

76°f

8pm

1-2ft

1ft

0.9ft

12mph

offshore

73°f

Tuesday, April 21

	surf	swell	wind	weatherwx
5am	2ft	1.9ft 4s SE	13mph East offshore	63°f

8am

2-3ft

2.2ft

12mph

East

offshore

61°f

11am

2-3ft

2.6ft

12mph

ESE

cross shore

69°f

11am	2-3ft	2.6ft 6s SE	12mph ESE cross shore	69°f
2pm	3ft	3.5ft 5s SSE	10mph SE cross shore	73°f

5pm

3ft

3.2ft

SSE

13mph

South

onshore

74°f

8pm

3ft

2.6ft

SSE

2.6ft

SSE

9mph

South

onshore

72°f

Wednesday, April 22

	surf	swell	wind	weatherwx
5am	3ft	2.8ft 6s SSE 2.8ft 6s SSE	9mph East offshore	65°f

8am

3ft

SSE

10mph

ESE

cross shore

65°f

11am

3-4ft

3.6ft

SSE

10mph

cross shore

70°f

11am	3-4ft	3.6ft 6s SSE	10mph SE cross shore	70°f
2pm	4ft	4.3ft 6s SSE	12mph SSE onshore	73°f

5pm

4-5ft

4.8ft

SSE

15mph

South

onshore

73°f

8pm

4-5ft

4.3ft

SSE

10mph

South

onshore

72°f

Thursday, April 23

	surf	swell	wind	weatherwx
5am	3-4ft	3ft 7s SSE 2.8ft 7s SSE	7mph ENE offshore	64°f

8am

3-4ft

3.1ft

SSE

3.1ft

SSE

8mph

East

offshore

63°f

11am

3-4ft

3.2ft

SSE

9mph

ESE

cross shore

71°f

11am	3-4ft	3.2ft 7s SSE	9mph ESE cross shore	71°f
2pm	4ft	3.7ft 7s SSE	12mph South onshore	73°f

5pm

4ft

4.2ft

SSE

15mph

South

onshore

74°f

8pm

3-4ft

3.4ft

SSE

10mph

South

onshore

72°f

Friday, April 24

	surf	swell	wind	weatherwx
5am	3ft	2.8ft 7s SSE	8mph SE cross shore	67°f

8am

3-4ft

3.1ft

SSE

9mph

ESE

cross shore

67°f

11am

3-4ft

3.3ft

SSE

12mph

SSE

onshore

72°f

11am	3-4ft	3.3ft 6s SSE	12mph SSE onshore	72°f
2pm	3-4ft	3.5ft 6s SSE	15mph South onshore	74°f

5pm

3-4ft

3.3ft

SSE

15mph

South

onshore

74°f

8pm

3ft

2.8ft

SSE

12mph

South

onshore

73°f

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