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Learn About Rip Current Safety Before Visiting The Beach!

For a graphical forecast, visit weather.gov/beach/tae or see the county based surf zone forecast below:

Detailed Surf Zone Forecast

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Surf Zone Forecast
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1152 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026

.THE SURF ZONE FORECAST GENERAL OUTLOOK...

The offshore breezes will hold down the risk of rip currents today. A
dry cold front tonight will be followed on Thursday by fresh west to
northwest breezes. This would favor west-facing state park beach of
Gulf County for a high risk of rip currents. Friday and Saturday will
feature a return to light winds over the Gulf waters, with a short
fetch of nearshore seabreezes both afternoon. This will not be enough
get past the moderate risk level.

Based on communication with area beach officials, the following flags
are flying at area beaches:

Walton........................Yellow
Bay...........................Yellow
State Park Gulf Beaches.......Yellow
West Facing Gulf Beaches......Yellow
South Facing Gulf Beaches.....Yellow
Franklin......................Yellow

FLZ108-132015-
South Walton-
Including the beaches of Sandestin, Santa Rosa Beach,
and Turquoise Beach
1052 AM CDT Wed May 13 2026

.REST OF TODAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
UV Index**..................Very High.
Water Temperature...........74 degrees.
Weather.....................Mostly sunny.
High Temperature............In the upper 70s.
Winds.......................North winds around 10 mph.
Tides...
Panama City..............Low at 04:49 PM CDT.
Sunrise.....................6:51 AM.
Sunset......................8:31 PM.

.THURSDAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
Weather.....................Sunny.
High Temperature............In the upper 70s.
Winds.......................Northwest winds around 10 mph.
Tides...
Panama City..............High at 08:07 AM CDT.
Low at 05:58 PM CDT.
Sunrise.....................6:51 AM.
Sunset......................8:31 PM.

.FRIDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Surf height around 1 foot.
Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the upper
70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Mostly sunny. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.

&&

Rip Current Risk Category
* Low Risk - The risk for rip currents is low, however,
life-threatening rip currents often occur in the vicinity of groins,
jetties, reefs, and piers.
* Moderate Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the
surf zone.
* High Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf
zone.

** For lightning, waterspout, and UV definitions see:
https://www.weather.gov/beach/tae

$$

FLZ112-132015-
Coastal Bay-
Including the beaches of Panama City Beach and Magnolia Beach
1052 AM CDT Wed May 13 2026

.REST OF TODAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
UV Index**..................Very High.
Water Temperature...........73 degrees.
Weather.....................Mostly sunny.
High Temperature............Around 80.
Winds.......................North winds around 15 mph.
Tides...
Panama City..............Low at 04:49 PM CDT.
Sunrise.....................6:50 AM.
Sunset......................8:28 PM.

.THURSDAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
Weather.....................Sunny.
High Temperature............In the lower 80s.
Winds.......................Northwest winds around 10 mph.
Tides...
Panama City..............High at 08:07 AM CDT.
Low at 05:58 PM CDT.
Sunrise.....................6:49 AM.
Sunset......................8:29 PM.

.FRIDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Surf height around 1 foot.
Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the upper
70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Mostly sunny. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.

&&

Rip Current Risk Category
* Low Risk - The risk for rip currents is low, however,
life-threatening rip currents often occur in the vicinity of groins,
jetties, reefs, and piers.
* Moderate Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the
surf zone.
* High Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf
zone.

** For lightning, waterspout, and UV definitions see:
https://www.weather.gov/beach/tae

$$

FLZ114-132015-
Coastal Gulf-
Including the beaches of Saint Joe Beach
1152 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026 /1052 AM CDT Wed May 13 2026/

.REST OF TODAY...
Rip Current Risk...
W Facing Beaches.........Moderate.
S Facing Beaches.........Moderate.
State Park Beaches.......Moderate.
Surf Height...
W Facing Beaches.........Around 2 feet.
S Facing Beaches.........Around 1 foot.
State Park Beaches.......Around 1 foot.
UV Index**..................Very High.
Water Temperature...........74 degrees.
Weather.....................Mostly sunny.
High Temperature............In the upper 70s.
Winds.......................North winds around 15 mph.
Tides...
Apalachicola.............High at 01:23 PM EDT.
Sunrise.....................6:49 AM.
Sunset......................8:26 PM.

.THURSDAY...
Rip Current Risk...
W Facing Beaches.........Moderate.
S Facing Beaches.........Moderate.
State Park Beaches.......High.
Surf Height...
W Facing Beaches.........Around 2 feet.
S Facing Beaches.........Around 1 foot.
State Park Beaches.......Around 2 feet.
Weather.....................Sunny.
High Temperature............In the lower 80s.
Winds.......................Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides...
Apalachicola.............Low at 08:35 AM EDT.
High at 01:44 PM EDT.
Sunrise.....................6:48 AM.
Sunset......................8:26 PM.

.FRIDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Surf height around 1 foot.
Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the upper
70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.

&&

Rip Current Risk Category
* Low Risk - The risk for rip currents is low, however,
life-threatening rip currents often occur in the vicinity of groins,
jetties, reefs, and piers.
* Moderate Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the
surf zone.
* High Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf
zone.

** For lightning, waterspout, and UV definitions see:
https://www.weather.gov/beach/tae

$$

FLZ115-132015-
Coastal Franklin-
Including the beaches of Apalachicola
1152 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026

.REST OF TODAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 2 feet.
UV Index**..................Very High.
Water Temperature...........76 degrees.
Weather.....................Mostly sunny.
High Temperature............In the upper 70s.
Winds.......................North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides...
Apalachicola.............High at 01:23 PM EDT.
Sunrise.....................6:47 AM.
Sunset......................8:24 PM.

.THURSDAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
Weather.....................Sunny.
High Temperature............Around 80.
Winds.......................Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides...
Apalachicola.............Low at 08:35 AM EDT.
High at 01:44 PM EDT.
Sunrise.....................6:47 AM.
Sunset......................8:25 PM.

.FRIDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Surf height around 1 foot.
Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the upper
70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.

&&

Rip Current Risk Category
* Low Risk - The risk for rip currents is low, however,
life-threatening rip currents often occur in the vicinity of groins,
jetties, reefs, and piers.
* Moderate Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the
surf zone.
* High Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf
zone.

** For lightning, waterspout, and UV definitions see:
https://www.weather.gov/beach/tae


$$

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Tide information for Wednesday May 13 2026.

Saint Marks River Entrance.
High 12:18 AM ... Low 06:03 AM ... High 12:14 PM ... Low 06:53 PM.

Apalachicola.
High 02:20 AM ... Low 07:52 AM ... High 01:23 PM ... Low 08:54 PM.

Saint Andrews Bay at Panama City.
Low 12:04 AM ... High 08:29 AM ... Low 04:49 PM.

Note that the times of high and low tide are 3 minutes earlier at
Shell Point than at the Saint Marks River Entrance.

The average water temperature at Apalachicola was 77.0 degrees.
Sunrise and sunset in Tallahassee.
May 13 2026: Sunrise 645 AM EDT Sunset 823 PM EDT

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