Panama City Beach surf report
Panama City Beach, Florida
Updated 3:00 AM CDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
Panama City Beach is also scored for
About Panama City Beach
Panama City Beach sits on the Florida coast, where the water runs from about 60°F in January to 88°F in August.
The water averages above 70°F in April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November — 8 months of the year — peaking around 88°F in August and dropping to about 60°F in January.
Today it is 81°F. That is 2° above the October average of 79°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Panama City Beach about 8.1 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Panama City Beach good for surfing today?
Flat or blown out — we score it 35 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is wave size at 0.7 ft.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.