Sunny, high near 90°. Rain chance peaks at 45% around 2 PM. Best beach window: 8 AM to 2 PM.
estimateRain Outlook
tap an hourPeak rain chance 45% around 2 PM — plan beach time outside that window.
Tide
0.3 ft · falling ↘
Wind
11 mph
from the E
UV Index
Very High
reapply every 80 min
Time to Burn
UV 10 · incl. sand glarefor unprotected fair skin (burns easily, tans a little). SPF 50, reapply every 80 minutes and after every swim.
Strongest 9 AM to 6 PM · peaks at UV 10
An estimate from the standard erythemal dose model, not a medical limit. Darker skin burns more slowly than this, people vary either way, and sunscreen only helps if you use enough of it and reapply.
Rip Current Riskestimated
todayCalm pattern today. Currents can still surprise — keep kids within reach.
Caught in one? Don’t fight it. Swim parallel to the beach until you’re free, then angle back in.
Beach Flag
Green Flag
calm, swim easy
estimated · trust the lifeguard
Red Tide
Checking…
asking FWC
Water Quality
bacteria testingWater here is sampled by the Florida Healthy Beaches Program at the Pcb Beach Access 41 station (1.5 km from the beach centre). We do not restate the result, because the state publishes it only on its own page and a stale copy here could be wrong about today.
Today’s official resultSource: Florida Department of Health
Sargassum Watch
seaweed outlookChecking the satellite… Sargassum landings vary day to day with the wind and currents.
Water by Monthtypical
avg 2021–2024Warmest around August (88°), coolest around January (59°).
surf’s up (gently)
Tides are NOAA predictions (Panama City Beach station 8729210); temps, wind, UV, waves and water temp are live from Open-Meteo; rip current risk from the NWS surf-zone forecast; red tide from FWC sampling. Flag status is estimated from wave height and wind, so always trust the lifeguard’s actual flag over this app.
Right now at PCB, the water is 87°F, surf is running 1–2 ft and the air is 82°F but feels like 94°F. Wind is 3 mph from the NNE and the UV index peaks at 8 (very high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 72 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 12 PM to 3 PM. Today’s tides: Low 5:34 AM, High 9:28 PM. Rip current risk is moderate (NWS). Red tide: nothing flagged this week (FWC). Sargassum: moderate offshore (NOAA satellite). No-see-ums: possible today. Light 6 mph wind and humid air around sunset. 412 acres of marsh and mangrove sit behind this beach. Water at Panama City Beach is sampled by the Florida Healthy Beaches Program at the Pcb Beach Access 41 station. Whether dogs are allowed here depends on which part of the beach you are on.