The surf forecast is 1 ft and glassy right now for Pensacola Beach, FL

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    89° W @ 5 → 14mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    8:58pm / 10:18am
  • BUOY 42012
    SSW3ft @ 5s
  • WATER TEMP
    86° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 13
FRI 14
SAT 15
SUN 16
MON 17
12pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and clean at 12pm on Thu 8/13
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDWNW 2 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSW (226) 1.6 ft @ 4 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYS (171) 0.4 ft @ 8 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide,1.4 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Thursday, Aug 13
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    10mph
    1.7ft
    4s
    SW
    12pm
    1 ft
    clean
    WNW
    2mph
    1.6ft
    4s
    SW
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    15mph
    1.7ft
    4s
    SW
  • Friday, Aug 14
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    W
    11mph
    0.8ft
    6s
    S
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    fair
    SSW
    4mph
    0.5ft
    8s
    S
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    13mph
    0.6ft
    8s
    S
  • Saturday, Aug 15
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    fair
    W
    7mph
    0.8ft
    6s
    S
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    SW
    2mph
    0.6ft
    5s
    S
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    10mph
    0.4ft
    8s
    S
  • Sunday, Aug 16
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    WNW
    4mph
    0.9ft
    6s
    S
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    W
    3mph
    0.9ft
    5s
    S
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    11mph
    0.7ft
    5s
    S
  • Monday, Aug 17
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    9mph
    0.7ft
    6s
    S
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    11mph
    0.5ft
    10s
    SSE
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    16mph
    1.8ft
    3s
    SW
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This forecast is for South-South-East facing beaches, and was updated Aug 13, 2026 @ 8:11am.
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