Hourly Florida Panhandle to Orange Beach Alabama Surf Report
Sunday December 5 7:01 PM EST
Aloha Panhandlers this is the machine with the Sunday sunset surf report. into the hour. The surf is down! Currently on Panama City Beach east-southeast winds around 6 knots. Fort Morgan AL southeast winds around 10 knots. . Check out the Wave Watch III model for future surf ops over next six days.
Check out the live beach cam at bottom of page. Stay tuned to buoys, weather and models for an in depth look at the sea state. This report was updated and created at 7:01 pm. This is the secret spot on the web with all the relevant Florida surf data. Hourly updates around the clock.
Off-Season Tropics
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Note: There are no current Special Tropical Weather Outlooks issued; however the latest off-season updates can be viewed on the Tropical Atlantic page. Special Tropical Weather Outlooks are updated by the National Hurricane Center as necessary during the off-season. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th.
The storm names are as follows; Ana, Bill, Claudette, Danny, Elsa, Fred, Grace, Henri, Ida, Julian, Kate, Larry, Mindy, Nicholas, Odette, Peter, Rose, Sam, Teresa, Victor and Wanda.
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Coastal Panhandle Weather & Alerts
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42012 Wave Buoy
Orange Beach Al
Timestamp 05:50 PM EST
Swell Direction : 200 ° SSW
Wave height: 1.3 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 4 s
Average Wave Period : 3.5 s
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 05:00 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SSW |
| 04:00 PM | 1.0 | 4 | SSW |
| 03:00 PM | 1.0 | 4 | SSW |
| 02:00 PM | 1.0 | 4 | SSW |
| 01:00 PM | 1.0 | 4 | SSW |
| 12:00 PM | 1.0 | 4 | SSW |
42039 Wave Buoy
Pensacola
Timestamp 05:50 PM EST
Swell Direction : 147 ° SSE
Wave height: 1.3 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 3 s
Average Wave Period : 3.0 s
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 05:00 PM | 1.3 | 3 | SSE |
| 04:00 PM | 1.0 | 7 | S |
| 03:00 PM | 1.0 | 8 | S |
| 02:00 PM | 1.0 | 7 | SSW |
| 01:00 PM | 0.7 | -- | -- |
| 12:00 PM | 0.7 | -- | -- |
42036 Wave Buoy
West Tampa
Timestamp 05:50 PM EST
Swell Direction : 110 ° ESE
Wave height: 0.9 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 3 s
Average Wave Period : 3.3 s
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 05:00 PM | 1.0 | 3 | ESE |
| 04:00 PM | 1.0 | 3 | ESE |
| 03:00 PM | 1.0 | 3 | ESE |
| 02:00 PM | 1.0 | 3 | ESE |
| 01:00 PM | 1.0 | 3 | SE |
| 12:00 PM | 1.0 | 3 | SE |
Sunrise and Sunset
Destin Florida
| Sunrise | 6:29 am |
| Sunset | 4:45 pm |
Dauphin Island Alabama
| Sunrise | 6:35 am |
| Sunset | 4:52 pm |
Panama City Beach Florida
| Sunrise | 6:23 am |
| Sunset | 4:42 pm |
Moon Phase
Waxing Crescent
Tides Panhandle
Navarre Beach
| Date | Time | Feet | Tide |
| 2021/12/05 | 07:20 AM | -0.60 | L
| |
| 2021/12/05 | 08:19 PM | 1.96 | H
| |
Panama City Beach
| Date | Time | Feet | Tide |
| 2021/12/05 | 06:11 AM | -0.53 | L
| |
| 2021/12/05 | 08:00 PM | 2.05 | H
| |
Alabama Point
| Date | Time | Feet | Tide |
| 2021/12/05 | 07:38 AM | -0.40 | L
| |
| 2021/12/05 | 09:22 PM | 1.33 | H
| |
PCBF1 Wind Station
Panama City Beach
Timestamp: 06:18 PM EST
Wind Direction : 120 ° ESE
Wind Speed: 5.7 kts
Wind Gusts: 5.7 kts
Baromertic Pressure: 1019.5 mb
Air Temperature: 66 °f
Water Temperature: 66 °f
| Time | Wind Speed | Wind Gust | Direction |
| 06:00 PM | 5.7 | 5.7 | SE |
| 05:00 PM | 5.7 | 7.6 | SE |
| 04:00 PM | 5.7 | 5.7 | SE |
| 03:00 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | SE |
| 02:00 PM | 5.7 | 7.6 | SE |
| 01:00 PM | 9.5 | 9.5 | SE |
| 12:00 PM | 9.5 | 9.5 | SSE |
| 11:00 AM | 5.7 | 5.7 | ESE |
| 10:00 AM | 3.8 | 9.5 | E |
| 09:00 AM | 3.8 | 7.6 | NE |
PCLF1 Wind Station
Pensacola
Timestamp: 05:48 PM EST
Wind Direction : 140 ° SE
Wind Speed: 1.9 kts
Wind Gusts: 3.8 kts
Baromertic Pressure: 1018.6 mb
Air Temperature: 69 °f
Water Temperature: 65 °f
| Time | Wind Speed | Wind Gust | Direction |
| 06:00 PM | 5.7 | 5.7 | SE |
| 05:00 PM | 5.7 | 7.6 | SE |
| 04:00 PM | 5.7 | 5.7 | SE |
| 03:00 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | SE |
| 02:00 PM | 5.7 | 7.6 | SE |
| 01:00 PM | 9.5 | 9.5 | SE |
| 12:00 PM | 9.5 | 9.5 | SSE |
| 11:00 AM | 5.7 | 5.7 | ESE |
| 10:00 AM | 3.8 | 9.5 | E |
| 09:00 AM | 3.8 | 7.6 | NE |
FMOA1 Wind Station
Fort Morgan Al
Timestamp: 06:18 PM EST
Wind Direction : 130 ° SE
Wind Speed: 9.5 kts
Wind Gusts: 9.5 kts
Baromertic Pressure: 1018.1 mb
Air Temperature: 67 °f
| Time | Wind Speed | Wind Gust | Direction |
| 06:00 PM | 9.5 | 9.5 | SE |
| 05:00 PM | 9.5 | 11.4 | ESE |
| 04:00 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | ESE |
| 03:00 PM | 9.5 | 11.4 | ESE |
| 02:00 PM | 9.5 | 13.3 | ESE |
| 01:00 PM | 9.5 | 11.4 | ESE |
| 12:00 PM | 7.6 | 11.4 | ESE |
| 11:00 AM | 9.5 | 11.4 | ESE |
| 10:00 AM | 7.6 | 9.5 | ESE |
| 09:00 AM | 7.6 | 7.6 | E |
Live Cam
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