Panama City Beach tide times

Panama City Beach, FLPanama City BeachNOAA 8729210Tuesday, October 20 · CDTTue Oct 20Live gauge · 16 min agoLiveChange station
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The last tide turn at Panama City Beach today has passed. Tomorrow's first low is at 2:12 PM. Right now the gauge reads 0.5 ft above prediction, so plan for a higher tide than the table shows.

Right now
1.3 ft ↑
Rising 0.1 ft per hour
Next high
4:23 AM
In 10 h 01 min · 1.4 ft
Next low
2:12 PM
In 19 h 50 min · 0.7 ft
Gauge vs forecast
+0.5 ft
Water running above prediction
Gauge reads 0.5 ft above forecast

Today's tide

PredictedMeasuredNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 6:213:21 AMHigh · 1.6 ft1:49 PMLow · 0.5 ft
Tide chart for Panama City Beach, today. High 1.6 ft at 3:21 AM, low 0.5 ft at 1:49 PM. Measured water level is 0.5 ft above the prediction.

Blue shows the NOAA prediction and amber shows the measured water level so far today. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High3:21 AM1.6 ft
  • Low1:49 PM0.5 ft
Tide times for Panama City Beach
TideTimeHeight
High3:21 AM1.6 ft
Low1:49 PM0.5 ft
Water temp
78°F
Station sensor
Wind
NNE 6 mph
Gusts to 8 mph
Sunrise
6:49 AM
First light 6:25
Sunset
6:08 PM
Last light 6:33
Moon
70%
Waxing gibbous
Tide range
1.0 ft
Mean 1.3 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    6:30 to 7:00 PM

    Today's best window (1:00 to 3:00 AM) has passed. Moving water toward the 3:21 AM high. Second window 6:00 to 8:00 AM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today. The next good one is Monday at 6:00 AM.

  • Surfing
    Next: Thu 5:00 to 7:00 PM
    Earlier today: 8:00 to 10:00 AM

    Today's best window (8:00 to 10:00 AM) has passed.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 5:00 to 12:00 AM

    Under 1.5 ft around low water. Launch before 5:00 AM.

Plan the week

Moving water around the turn often fishes best. Local species and bait matter more than any chart.

Next 7 days

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayTue 20H3:21a1.6L1:49p0.51.0
WedOct 21H4:23a1.4L2:12p0.7H8:58p1.0L11:13p1.00.8
ThuOct 22H7:56a1.3L2:13p0.8H8:52p1.10.4
FriOct 23L1:33a0.8H9:22a1.2L1:06p1.0H8:23p1.30.5
SatOct 24L3:10a0.6H7:24p1.60.9
SunOct 25L4:19a0.4H7:48p1.81.4
MonOct 26L5:25a0.2H8:19p2.01.8

Neap tides Thursday. Smaller range, so highs and lows stay close to average. Spring and neap tides

Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 8729210.

Nearby stations

Currents

Long Point, West Bay

  • Max flood12:12 AM 0.2 kn
  • Max flood1:50 AM 0.2 kn
  • Slack5:21 AM
  • Max ebb12:14 PM 0.3 kn
  • Slack5:04 PM
  • Max flood8:56 PM 0.3 kn

Current predictions for Long Point, West Bay, 8 mi away. Currents near inlets can be strong. Not for navigation.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA, from this station's own tide records
Live gauge
Every 6 minutes
Coordinates
30.214° N, 85.879° W
Time zone
Central, UTC−5
Station ID
NOAA 8729210

About the tides at Panama City Beach

Tides at Panama City Beach are mostly diurnal: one rise and one fall a day, with a slow change between them. Water here rises and falls only about 1.3 ft on an average day. A strong onshore wind can push levels above the prediction. Over the next two weeks the biggest daily range, 2.3 ft, comes on October 29, and the smallest, 0.4 ft, on Thursday. Looking a year ahead, predictions peak at 2.3 ft on October 28 and bottom out at −1.0 ft on January 20.

A live NOAA gauge measures the water here, and predictions are calculated from this station's own records. It also reports water temperature, wind and air pressure. It was established in 1989. The nearest other station is West Bay Creek, 6 mi away, where high tide comes about 2 h 15 m later. For tidal currents, see Long Point, West Bay.

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Tide predictions and water levels from NOAA CO-OPS. For planning only, not for navigation. Real water levels can differ because of wind, air pressure and river flow. Always check conditions on site.