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Panama City Beach tide chart

Florida · near Laguna Beach (3 mi) · NOAA station 8729210 · times in local time (CDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM5:13 AM · 0.5 ft8:27 PM · 1.9 ft1.9 ft
  • Low 5:13 AM 0.5 ft
  • High 8:27 PM 1.9 ft

Sunrise 6:43 AM · Sunset 6:18 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Panama City Beach
85Excellent

Best times

12:00 AM–2:00 AM and 1:00 PM–2:00 PM

New moon (0% lit)

    Biting around here in October

    • Snook In seasonMoving tide at night around docks and passes (watch closed seasons)
    • Redfish In seasonShallow flats on a rising tide
    • Spotted seatrout In seasonGrass flats with moving water
    • Spanish mackerel In seasonClean moving water near inlets and piers
    • Pompano In seasonSurf troughs on the incoming tide

    General seasonal guide for Florida. Seasons, sizes and limits vary, so check your state rules before keeping fish.

    Weather and conditions at Panama City Beach

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    Marine forecast: Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 5:13 AM 0.5 ftH 8:27 PM 1.9 ft6:43 AM / 6:18 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 6:13 AM 0.4 ftH 9:03 PM 2.0 ft6:44 AM / 6:17 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 7:12 AM 0.3 ftH 9:41 PM 2.0 ft6:45 AM / 6:16 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 8:39 AM 0.3 ftH 10:26 PM 2.0 ft6:45 AM / 6:15 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15L 10:17 AM 0.3 ftH 11:24 PM 1.9 ft6:46 AM / 6:14 PMWaxing crescent (20%)
    Fri Oct 16L 11:05 AM 0.3 ft6:47 AM / 6:13 PMWaxing crescent (29%)
    Sat Oct 17H 12:27 AM 1.8 ftL 11:48 AM 0.3 ft6:47 AM / 6:11 PMFirst quarter (39%)

    Tidal currents near Panama City Beach

    From NOAA's current predictions for Long Point, West Bay at 4 ft depth, 7.9 miles away. Slack is when the current turns and the water is calmest; flood runs in with the rising tide and ebb runs out with the falling tide. Times are the peak of each run, in knots. The flood runs toward the N (5°) and the ebb toward the S (173°). The strongest current this week is 0.5 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Slack 1:14 AMEbb 4:33 AM 0.3 knSlack 8:29 AMSlack 11:05 AMSlack 2:41 PMSlack 5:09 PMFlood 9:01 PM 0.3 kn
    Mon Oct 12Slack 12:32 AMEbb 5:10 AM 0.4 knSlack 9:12 AMSlack 11:33 AMFlood 1:54 PM 0.1 knSlack 4:24 PMFlood 9:18 PM 0.4 kn
    Tue Oct 13Slack 12:22 AMEbb 5:43 AM 0.5 knSlack 10:13 AMFlood 2:53 PM 0.1 knFlood 4:54 PM 0.1 knFlood 9:39 PM 0.5 kn
    Wed Oct 14Slack 12:51 AMEbb 6:09 AM 0.5 knSlack 12:52 PMFlood 4:00 PM 0.1 knFlood 5:35 PM 0.1 knFlood 10:03 PM 0.5 kn
    Thu Oct 15Slack 1:30 AMEbb 6:28 AM 0.5 knSlack 1:53 PMFlood 4:48 PM 0.2 knFlood 6:12 PM 0.1 knFlood 10:31 PM 0.5 kn
    Fri Oct 16Slack 2:13 AMEbb 6:48 AM 0.5 knSlack 2:42 PMFlood 5:25 PM 0.2 knFlood 6:44 PM 0.2 knFlood 11:03 PM 0.4 kn
    Sat Oct 17Slack 2:59 AMEbb 7:13 AM 0.5 knSlack 3:21 PMFlood 6:07 PM 0.2 knFlood 7:12 PM 0.2 knFlood 11:49 PM 0.3 kn

    Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.

    Best fishing times at Panama City Beach

    The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1185 · Excellent12:00 AM–2:00 AM, 1:00 PM–2:00 PM11:57 PM–1:57 AM, 12:19 PM–2:19 PM7:17 AM–8:17 AM, 6:16 PM–7:16 PM
    Mon Oct 1279 · Excellent1:00 AM–2:00 AM12:42 AM–2:42 AM, 1:06 PM–3:06 PM8:16 AM–9:16 AM, 6:51 PM–7:51 PM
    Tue Oct 1371 · Good2:00 AM–3:00 AM1:30 AM–3:30 AM, 1:54 PM–3:54 PM9:15 AM–10:15 AM, 7:30 PM–8:30 PM
    Wed Oct 1464 · Good3:00 AM–4:00 AM, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM2:19 AM–4:19 AM, 2:44 PM–4:44 PM10:12 AM–11:12 AM, 8:13 PM–9:13 PM
    Thu Oct 1557 · Good4:00 PM–6:00 PM, 4:00 AM–5:00 AM3:09 AM–5:09 AM, 3:35 PM–5:35 PM11:07 AM–12:07 PM, 9:02 PM–10:02 PM
    Fri Oct 1662 · Good5:00 PM–6:00 PM4:00 AM–6:00 AM, 4:25 PM–6:25 PM11:57 AM–12:57 PM, 9:55 PM–10:55 PM
    Sat Oct 1769 · Good6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–7:00 AM4:50 AM–6:50 AM, 5:15 PM–7:15 PM12:42 PM–1:42 PM, 10:52 PM–11:52 PM

    A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.

    Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks

    The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.

    1. 0.3 ft at 11:05 AM on Friday, October 16
    2. 0.3 ft at 10:17 AM on Thursday, October 15
    3. 0.3 ft at 11:48 AM on Saturday, October 17
    4. 0.3 ft at 8:39 AM on Wednesday, October 14
    5. 0.3 ft at 7:12 AM on Tuesday, October 13
    6. 0.3 ft at 12:31 PM on Sunday, October 18

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 5:13 AM 0.5 ftH 8:27 PM 1.9 ft6:43 AM / 6:18 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 6:13 AM 0.4 ftH 9:03 PM 2.0 ft6:44 AM / 6:17 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 7:12 AM 0.3 ftH 9:41 PM 2.0 ft6:45 AM / 6:16 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 8:39 AM 0.3 ftH 10:26 PM 2.0 ft6:45 AM / 6:15 PM
    Thu Oct 15L 10:17 AM 0.3 ftH 11:24 PM 1.9 ft6:46 AM / 6:14 PM
    Fri Oct 16L 11:05 AM 0.3 ft6:47 AM / 6:13 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 12:27 AM 1.8 ftL 11:48 AM 0.3 ft6:47 AM / 6:11 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 1:23 AM 1.8 ftL 12:31 PM 0.3 ft6:48 AM / 6:10 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 2:20 AM 1.7 ftL 1:13 PM 0.4 ft6:49 AM / 6:09 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 3:21 AM 1.6 ftL 1:49 PM 0.5 ft6:49 AM / 6:08 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 4:23 AM 1.4 ftL 2:12 PM 0.7 ftH 8:58 PM 1.0 ftL 11:13 PM 1.0 ft6:50 AM / 6:07 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 7:56 AM 1.3 ftL 2:13 PM 0.8 ftH 8:52 PM 1.1 ft6:51 AM / 6:06 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 1:33 AM 0.8 ftH 9:22 AM 1.2 ftL 1:06 PM 1.0 ftH 8:23 PM 1.3 ft6:51 AM / 6:05 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 3:10 AM 0.6 ftH 7:24 PM 1.6 ft6:52 AM / 6:04 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 4:19 AM 0.4 ftH 7:48 PM 1.8 ft6:53 AM / 6:03 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 5:25 AM 0.2 ftH 8:19 PM 2.0 ft6:54 AM / 6:02 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 6:28 AM 0.1 ftH 8:55 PM 2.2 ft6:54 AM / 6:01 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 7:47 AM 0.0 ftH 9:38 PM 2.2 ft6:55 AM / 6:01 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 10:01 AM -0.1 ftH 10:34 PM 2.2 ft6:56 AM / 6:00 PM
    Fri Oct 30L 11:06 AM -0.1 ftH 11:46 PM 2.1 ft6:57 AM / 5:59 PM
    Sat Oct 31L 11:59 AM 0.0 ft6:57 AM / 5:58 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 12:53 AM 1.9 ftL 11:54 AM 0.1 ft5:58 AM / 4:57 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 12:52 AM 1.7 ftL 12:25 PM 0.3 ft5:59 AM / 4:56 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 1:49 AM 1.4 ftL 11:56 AM 0.6 ftH 7:21 PM 0.9 ftL 9:42 PM 0.9 ft6:00 AM / 4:56 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 6:27 AM 1.2 ftL 11:37 AM 0.8 ftH 7:11 PM 1.1 ft6:01 AM / 4:55 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 12:13 AM 0.7 ftH 7:53 AM 1.0 ftL 10:56 AM 0.9 ftH 7:16 PM 1.3 ft6:01 AM / 4:54 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 1:49 AM 0.5 ftH 5:04 PM 1.5 ft6:02 AM / 4:53 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 2:57 AM 0.3 ftH 5:48 PM 1.8 ft6:03 AM / 4:53 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 3:55 AM 0.2 ftH 6:30 PM 1.9 ft6:04 AM / 4:52 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 4:43 AM 0.1 ftH 7:07 PM 2.0 ft6:05 AM / 4:51 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 5:26 AM 0.1 ftH 7:44 PM 2.0 ft6:05 AM / 4:51 PM

    Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.

    Around Panama City Beach

    Beaches

    Fishing piers and docks

    Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.

    Fish in the waters around Panama City Beach

    40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Pinfish, Inland Silverside, Sheepshead Minnow. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 8 records
    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 5 records
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 5 records
    • Longnose Killifish Fundulus similisSalt water · 5 records
    • Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 5 records
    • Silver Mojarra Eucinostomus argenteusSalt water · 4 records
    • Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 4 records
    • Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandisBrackish water · 4 records
    • Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosusSalt water · 3 records
    • Scrawled Cowfish Acanthostracion quadricornisSalt water · 3 records
    • Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinnaSalt water · 3 records
    • Atlantic Needlefish Strongylura marinaSalt water · 3 records
    • Gulf Pipefish Syngnathus scovelliSalt water · 2 records
    • Lionfish Pterois volitansSalt water · 2 records
    • Rainwater Killifish Lucania parvaSalt water · 2 records
    • Clown Goby Microgobius gulosusSalt water · 2 records
    • Pigfish Orthopristis chrysopteraSalt water · 2 records
    • Crevalle Jack Caranx hipposSalt water · 2 records
    • Striped Burrfish Chilomycterus schoepfiiSalt water · 2 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 2 records
    • Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felisSalt water · 2 records
    • Diamond Killifish Fundulus xenicusSalt water · 2 records
    • Sand Perch Diplectrum formosumSalt water · 2 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 2 records
    • Clearnose Skate Raja eglanteriaSalt water · 2 records
    • Chain Pipefish Syngnathus louisianaeSalt water · 1 record
    • Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatusBrackish water · 1 record
    • Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrookiBrackish water · 1 record
    • Leopard Toadfish Opsanus pardusSalt water · 1 record
    • Gulf Toadfish Opsanus betaSalt water · 1 record
    • Jenny Mojarra Eucinostomus gulaSalt water · 1 record
    • Short Bigeye Pristigenys altaSalt water · 1 record
    • Sharksucker Echeneis naucratesSalt water · 1 record
    • Marked Goby Ctenogobius stigmaticusSalt water · 1 record
    • Common Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurusSalt water · 1 record
    • Blackear Wrasse Halichoeres poeyiSalt water · 1 record
    • Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanusSalt water · 1 record
    • Pygmy Sea Bass Serraniculus pumilioSalt water · 1 record
    • Horse-eye Jack Caranx latusSalt water · 1 record
    • Cocoa Damselfish Stegastes variabilisSalt water · 1 record

    Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.

    About the tides at Panama City Beach

    Panama City Beach gets usually just one high tide and one low tide a day. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 1.2 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Thursday, October 29, when the day's range reaches 2.3 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (1.9 ft). Here the biggest ranges depend on the moon's phase and on how far north or south of the equator it is, so they don't always line up with the new and full moon. The calmest day is Thursday, October 22, with only 0.4 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.1 ft at 11:06 AM on Friday, October 30. There are 4 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.

    The highest predicted tide is 2.2 ft at 9:38 PM on Wednesday, October 28. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a reference (harmonic) station: NOAA predicts its tides directly from years of measured water levels here, which makes it among the most reliable predictions on the coast.

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