Destin (East Pass)
Florida Panhandle · United States
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Emerald water over sugared sand — the East Pass jetty holds the best bank on the Panhandle when Gulf groundswell meets a northerly, and the crowd is ten people deep.
Today's surf at Destin (East Pass)
Updated 05:13 spot time
Destin (East Pass) surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 0.5 ft–1 ft ankle to knee high, 0.5 ft SSW swell at 4.9 s. Wind up to 10 mph NNE. Water 85°F. Best surf window around 8:00 PM — poor (1.5/5) with 2 mph WSW wind.
Tides today: low 4:17 AM (0.6 ft), high 12:57 PM (1.2 ft), low 3:12 PM (1.1 ft), high 8:47 PM (1.6 ft)
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Know before you go
Best swell
SE & S
Best wind
N–NE
Ideal size
1–3 ft
Break type
Beach break
Best season
September–March
Crowd
Light
Safety: A forgiving classroom — stay between the flags, close to shore, and never surf alone. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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