Hourly Florida Panhandle to Orange Beach Alabama Surf Report

Monday June 8 1:59 PM EDT

Today's Wave height and wind

Aloha Panhandlers this is the machine with the Monday lunchtime surf report. into the hour. Surf is up! Take a look! Minimal Shin to Knee pulse. Currently on Panama City Beach south winds around 6 knots. . Check out the 16 day wave and wind forecast

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 1:59 pm. This is the secret spot on the web with all the relevant Florida surf data. Hourly updates around the clock.

Tropics

National Hurricane center reports that there are no cyclones at this time and Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next seven days. The WX Page surveils the Tropical Atlantic with 24/7 updates, timestamped graphics and forecasting images. The Tropical Weather Outlook is available in audio or text based format. When the next storm develops, Arthur will be it's name. A total of 175 days of Hurricane season ahead.

*The 2026 storm names are as follows; Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gonzalo, Hanna, Isaias, Josephine, Kyle, Leah, Marco, Nana, Omar, Paulette, Rene, Sally, Teddy, Vicky and Wilfred.

Have an awesome afternoon.

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Coastal Panhandle Weather & Alerts

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42012 Wave Buoy

Orange Beach Al
Timestamp 01:10 PM EDT
Swell Direction : 146 ° SSE
Wave height: 1.6 ft
Average Wave Period : 4.0 s
TimeWave HeightPeriodDirection
12:00 PM 2.06SSE
10:00 AM 2.05SSE
10:00 AM 2.0--SSE
09:00 AM 2.0--S
08:00 AM 1.66S
07:00 AM 1.6--S

42039 Wave Buoy

Pensacola
Timestamp 01:10 PM EDT
Swell Direction : 115 ° ESE
Wave height: 1.9 ft
Average Wave Period : 3.8 s
TimeWave HeightPeriodDirection
12:00 PM 2.04SSE
10:00 AM 2.34ESE
10:00 AM 2.0--SSE
09:00 AM 2.3--S
08:00 AM 2.05SSE
07:00 AM 2.0--SSE


42036 Wave Buoy

West Tampa
Timestamp 01:10 PM EDT
Swell Direction : 113 ° ESE
Wave height: 2.2 ft
Average Wave Period : 4.0 s
TimeWave HeightPeriodDirection
12:00 PM 2.65ESE
10:00 AM 3.35ESE
10:00 AM 3.0--ESE
09:00 AM 2.6--ESE
08:00 AM 2.34SE
07:00 AM 2.03E


Sunrise and Sunset

Destin Florida

Sunrise5:42 am
Sunset7:47 pm

Dauphin Island Alabama

Sunrise5:49 am
Sunset7:53 pm

Panama City Beach Florida

Sunrise5:40 am
Sunset7:41 pm

Moon Phase

Last Quarter

Tides Panhandle

Navarre Beach

DateTimeFeetTide
2026/06/08 12:25 PM1.02 H
2026/06/08 10:03 PM0.62 L

Panama City Beach

DateTimeFeetTide
2026/06/08 01:43 PM0.89 H
2026/06/08 10:10 PM0.42 L

Alabama Point

DateTimeFeetTide
2026/06/08 01:12 PM0.51 H
2026/06/08 10:24 PM0.27 L

PCBF1 Wind Station

Panama City Beach
Timestamp: 01:00 PM EDT
Wind Direction : 190 ° S
Wind Speed: 5.7 kts
Wind Gusts: 5.7 kts
Baromertic Pressure: 1019.1 mb
Air Temperature: 81 °f
Water Temperature: 81 °f
TimeWind SpeedWind GustDirection
12:00 PM 3.8 5.7 S
11:00 AM 3.8 5.7 SSE
10:00 AM 5.7 7.6 SE
09:00 AM 3.8 9.5 ESE
08:00 AM 3.8 5.7 E
07:00 AM 3.8 7.6 E
06:00 AM 3.8 5.7 ENE
05:00 AM 3.8 3.8 NE
04:00 AM 3.8 3.8 NE
03:00 AM 1.9 3.8 NE



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