Panama City Beach Water Temperature

(Today) 2024

19.4°C / 67°F

The water will feel tepid. Swimming will be tolerable without a wetsuit, although it will take a little getting used to. If you intend to stay in the water for a while a 3/2mm wetsuit will be ideal.

Current weather

8°C / 47°F
(clear sky)
Partly cloudy
Wind
8 mph
Humidity
49%

The measurements for the water temperature in Panama City Beach, Florida are provided by the daily satellite readings provided by the NOAA. The temperatures given are the sea surface temperature (SST) which is most relevant to recreational users.

Water temp by month

Monthly average max / min water temperatures

The graph below shows the range of monthly Panama City Beach water temperature derived from many years of historical sea surface temperature data.

Panama City Beach average maximum / minimum water temperatures
Maximum and minimum monthly sea temperatures in Panama City Beach
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 14.1 13.6 15.3 17.9 21 25.6 27.7 28.7 26.8 23.3 18.8 16.8
Max °C 19.1 18.8 20.1 23.5 27.2 29.7 30.8 30.8 29.7 28.4 25.1 20.6
Min °F 59.4 58.6 61.5 66.5 72.3 79.7 83.1 84.5 81.4 75.9 68.3 63.8
Max °F 64.4 63.8 66.3 72.1 78.5 83.8 86.2 86.6 84.3 81 74.6 67.6

The warmest water temperature is in August with an average around 85.5°F / 29.7°C. The coldest month is February with an average water temperature of 61.2°F / 16.2°C.


7 day tide forecast for Panama City Beach

TueWedThuFriSatSunMon
  • Low 4:20am
    (-0.12m)
  • High 4:27pm
    (0.34m)
  • Low 4:59am
    (-0.08m)
  • High 7:41pm
    (0.32m)
  • Low 5:17am
    (-0.03m)
  • High 8:34pm
    (0.3m)
  • Low 4:09am
    (0.01m)
  • High 11:01am
    (0.11m)
  • Low 12:51pm
    (0.1m)
  • High 9:23pm
    (0.27m)
  • Low 4:09am
    (0.05m)
  • High 10:56am
    (0.13m)
  • Low 2:32pm
    (0.09m)
  • High 10:19pm
    (0.23m)
  • Low 4:06am
    (0.09m)
  • High 10:50am
    (0.16m)
  • Low 3:42pm
    (0.06m)
  • High 11:30pm
    (0.2m)
  • Low 3:48am
    (0.12m)
  • High 8:45am
    (0.21m)
  • Low 4:36pm
    (0.03m)
7 day tide times for Panama City Beach

*These tide times are estimates based on the nearest accurate location (Panama City Beach, Florida) and may differ by up to half an hour depending on distance. Please note, the tide times given are not suitable for navigational purposes.