🏖️ Beach Today — Panama City Beach
Live conditions, updated every 15 minutes. Data: NOAA station 8729210 (Russell Fields Pier), NWS, EPA, NDBC buoy 42039.
📋 Today's Beach Outlook
Fair beach day; very high sun, warm water.
- Best beach window: Morning and late afternoon
- Sun protection: Very high — reapply sunscreen every 2 hours
- Water comfort: Warm — no wetsuit needed
- Storm rule: Leave the beach when thunder is heard.
- Next tide: High at 8:33 AM (2.1 ft)
How this is calculated
Wave data comes from NDBC buoy 42039, roughly 55 nautical miles offshore — it's a good proxy for swell but won't exactly match the shoreline. Weather, UV, and tide data refresh every 15 minutes from NWS, EPA, and NOAA CO-OPS. The June Grass Meter is a season/water-temperature/wind estimate, not a direct measurement.
🚩 Current Beach Flag
Flags and lifeguard instructions control — conditions change between updates. This site does not replace emergency or marine warnings.
Official status from Visit Panama City Beach · what the flags mean · Double red = water closed, $500 fine.
🌊 Water & Weather
Water Temp
Measured 1:12 PM at the pier
Air Temp
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind
Cross-shore / variable
Max UV Today
Very high — reapply sunscreen every 2 hours
Waves (offshore buoy)
Dominant period 10s, 0.6h ago
Rain Chance
Today forecast · live NWS data
🌿 June Grass Meter
Based on water temp (85°F — warm enough for blooms), cross-shore winds, and seasonal patterns. June grass (Cladophora algae) is harmless but can be a nuisance May–October.
Seen june grass today? Beach reports from real visitors are coming soon — this meter is a prediction, not a guarantee.
🌙 Today's Tides
The June Grass Meter is an estimate from public environmental data, not an official forecast. Sources: NOAA CO-OPS, National Weather Service, EPA UV Index, NDBC. Flag status © Visit Panama City Beach, embedded with their published widget.