Hourly Florida Panhandle to Orange Beach Alabama Surf Report

Wednesday May 14 4:42 AM EDT

Today's Wave height and wind

Aloha Panhandlers this is the machine with the Wednesday dawn patrol surf report. into the hour. Surf is up! Minimal Shin to Knee pulse. Currently on Panama City Beach west-southwest winds 10 to 11 knots. . Check out the 16 day wave and wind forecast

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**16 Day Surf Forecast

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Off-Season Tropics

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Marine Forecast

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Coastal Panhandle Weather & Alerts

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42012 Wave Buoy

Orange Beach Al
Timestamp 03:50 AM EDT
Swell Direction : 214 ° SW
Wave height: 2.6 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 4 s
Average Wave Period : 3.5 s
TimeWave HeightPeriodDirection
02:00 AM 2.34SW
12:00 AM 2.36SSW
12:00 AM 2.36SSW
10:00 PM 2.36S
10:00 PM 2.36S
08:00 PM 2.05SSW

42036 Wave Buoy

West Tampa
Timestamp 03:50 AM EDT
Swell Direction : 266 ° W
Wave height: 2.6 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 6 s
Average Wave Period : 4.1 s
TimeWave HeightPeriodDirection
02:00 AM 3.07WSW
02:00 AM 3.07WSW
12:00 AM 3.0--WSW
10:00 PM 3.36WSW
10:00 PM 3.36WSW
09:00 PM 3.06W


Sunrise and Sunset

Destin Florida

Sunrise5:51 am
Sunset7:33 pm

Dauphin Island Alabama

Sunrise5:57 am
Sunset7:39 pm

Panama City Beach Florida

Sunrise5:48 am
Sunset7:27 pm

Moon Phase

Waning Gibbous

Tides Panhandle

Navarre Beach

DateTimeFeetTide
2025/05/14 09:19 AM1.58 H
2025/05/14 08:31 PM-0.25 L

Panama City Beach

DateTimeFeetTide
2025/05/14 09:12 AM1.76 H
2025/05/14 08:18 PM-0.17 L

Alabama Point

DateTimeFeetTide
2025/05/14 09:54 AM1.11 H
2025/05/14 10:12 PM-0.11 L

PCBF1 Wind Station

Panama City Beach
Timestamp: 03:54 AM EDT
Wind Direction : 240 ° WSW
Wind Speed: 9.5 kts
Wind Gusts: 11.4 kts
Baromertic Pressure: 1011.8 mb
Air Temperature: 74 °f
Water Temperature: 76 °f
TimeWind SpeedWind GustDirection
03:00 AM 7.6 9.5 SW
02:00 AM 9.5 11.4 WSW
01:00 AM 11.4 13.3 WSW
12:00 AM 9.5 11.4 WSW
11:00 PM 9.5 11.4 WSW
10:00 PM 9.5 11.4 WSW
09:00 PM 9.5 11.4 SW
08:00 PM 9.5 11.4 SW
07:00 PM 11.4 13.3 WSW
06:00 PM 11.4 13.3 SW


PCLF1 Wind Station

Pensacola
Timestamp: 03:54 AM EDT
Wind Direction : 230 ° SW
Wind Speed: 7.6 kts
Wind Gusts: 9.5 kts
Baromertic Pressure: 1011.6 mb
Air Temperature: 75 °f
Water Temperature: 78 °f
TimeWind SpeedWind GustDirection
03:00 AM 7.6 9.5 SW
02:00 AM 9.5 11.4 WSW
01:00 AM 11.4 13.3 WSW
12:00 AM 9.5 11.4 WSW
11:00 PM 9.5 11.4 WSW
10:00 PM 9.5 11.4 WSW
09:00 PM 9.5 11.4 SW
08:00 PM 9.5 11.4 SW
07:00 PM 11.4 13.3 WSW
06:00 PM 11.4 13.3 SW



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