Seaside Beach (30A) surf report
Seaside, Florida
Updated 6:03 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.
Seaside Beach (30A) is also scored for
About Seaside Beach (30A)
Seaside Beach (30A) sits on the Florida coast, where the water runs from about 61°F in January to 87°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 87°F in August and dropping to about 61°F in January.
Today it is 87°F. That is right on the August average of 87°F for this beach.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Panama City Beach about 28.1 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Seaside Beach (30A) good for surfing today?
Flat or blown out — we score it 31 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.