Panama City Beach
Florida Panhandle · United States
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Twenty-seven miles of open Gulf sand — winter fronts and tropical systems serve soft, clean peaks to the Panhandle's most famous strand, with piers marking the best banks.
Today's surf at Panama City Beach
Updated 05:13 spot time
Panama City Beach surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 0.5 ft–1 ft ankle to knee high, 0.5 ft WSW swell at 2.55 s. Wind up to 9 mph W. Water 85°F. Best surf window around 9:00 PM — fair (2/5) with 8 mph W 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–NW
Ideal size
1–4 ft
Break type
Beach break
Best season
September–March
Crowd
Moderate
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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