Panama City Beach, United States

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Panama City Beach Pier - panoramio
City Pier. Photo: Scott Long, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Panama City Beach

Panama City Beach is a town in Florida, United States. From Panama City Beach you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 24 dive sites. The nearest is Panama City Beach, a kite and windsurf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 169 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is ECP, 20 km away.

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Staying in Panama City Beach

  • 169 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: ECP, 20 km, DSI, 69 km, VPS, 76 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Panama City Beach.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Panama City Beach each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Panama City Beach: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
City Pier7.6 kmabout 15 min by car1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for City Pier: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at City Pier, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct24, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore23°C
Tue 20Oct24, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore23°C
Wed 21Oct18, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore25°C
Thu 22Oct14, too small1 ft5 s2kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore23°C
Fri 23Oct21, too small1 ft3 smushy2kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore25°C
Sat 24Oct24, too small1 ft5 smushy5kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore23°C
Sun 25Oct21, too small1 ft4 smushy4kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, offshore22°C
St. Andrews State Park8.8 kmabout 15 min by car1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for St. Andrews State Park: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at St. Andrews State Park, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct19, too small1 ft4 s2kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore24°C
Tue 20Oct16, too small1 ft4 s1kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore24°C
Wed 21Oct15, too small1 ft4 s1kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore25°C
Thu 22Oct13, too small1 ft5 s2kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore24°C
Fri 23Oct18, too small1 ft3 s2kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore25°C
Sat 24Oct17, too small1 ft4 s2kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore23°C
Sun 25Oct15, too small1 ft4 s2kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore23°C
The Pass(Amazons)8.8 kmabout 15 min by car1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for The Pass(Amazons): score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at The Pass(Amazons), each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct19, too small1 ft4 s2kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore24°C
Tue 20Oct16, too small1 ft4 s1kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore24°C
Wed 21Oct15, too small1 ft4 s1kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore25°C
Thu 22Oct13, too small1 ft5 s2kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore24°C
Fri 23Oct18, too small1 ft3 s2kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore25°C
Sat 24Oct17, too small1 ft4 s2kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore23°C
Sun 25Oct15, too small1 ft4 s2kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore23°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Panama City Beach, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Panama City Beach

Windsurf near Panama City Beach

Dive near Panama City Beach

Places to eat near Panama City Beach

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits