Pensacola Beach surf report
Pensacola 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.
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About Pensacola Beach
Pensacola Beach sits on the Florida coast, where the water runs from about 63°F in January to 86°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 86°F in August and dropping to about 63°F in January.
Today it is 80°F. That is 1° above the October average of 79°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Pensacola Beach Pier about 0.8 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Pensacola Beach good for surfing today?
Flat or blown out — we score it 33 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is wave size at 0.6 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.