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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
1225 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

.THE SURF ZONE FORECAST GENERAL OUTLOOK...

Northeasterly offshore winds today promote a Moderate Risk of Rip
Currents at all area beaches today. Winds turn more southeasterly to
southerly late tonight into Friday and will bring a High Risk of Rip
Currents at most area beaches Friday and into the weekend.

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......Not Available
South Facing Gulf Beaches.....Not Available
Franklin......................Not Available

FLZ108-050945-
South Walton-
Including the beaches of Sandestin, Santa Rosa Beach,
and Turquoise Beach
1125 AM CST Thu Dec 4 2025

.REST OF TODAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
UV Index**..................Low.
Water Temperature...........62 degrees.
Weather.....................Cloudy. Showers.
High Temperature............In the upper 50s.
Winds.......................Northeast winds around 20 mph.
Tides...
None.
Sunrise.....................7:25 AM.
Sunset......................5:44 PM.

.FRIDAY...
Rip Current Risk............High.
Surf Height.................Around 3 feet.
Weather.....................Cloudy. Showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
High Temperature............In the upper 60s.
Winds.......................North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides...
Panama City..............Low at 07:54 AM CST.
Sunrise.....................7:26 AM.
Sunset......................5:44 PM.

.SATURDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Surf height around 2 feet.
Cloudy, rain. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Mostly cloudy. Rain likely.
Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Mostly sunny. Highs around 60.
North winds around 15 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

$$

FLZ112-050945-
Coastal Bay-
Including the beaches of Panama City Beach and Magnolia Beach
1125 AM CST Thu Dec 4 2025

.REST OF TODAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
UV Index**..................Low.
Water Temperature...........65 degrees.
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Showers likely.
High Temperature............In the upper 50s.
Winds.......................Northeast winds around 20 mph.
Tides...
None.
Sunrise.....................7:23 AM.
Sunset......................5:42 PM.

.FRIDAY...
Rip Current Risk............High.
Surf Height.................Around 3 feet.
Weather.....................Cloudy. Showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
High Temperature............Around 70.
Winds.......................North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides...
Panama City..............Low at 07:54 AM CST.
Sunrise.....................7:24 AM.
Sunset......................5:42 PM.

.SATURDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Surf height around 2 feet.
Cloudy. Rain likely. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Mostly cloudy. Rain likely.
Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Mostly sunny. Highs in the
lower 60s. North winds around 20 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

$$

FLZ114-050945-
Coastal Gulf-
Including the beaches of Saint Joe Beach
1225 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 /1125 AM CST Thu Dec 4 2025/

.REST OF TODAY...
Rip Current Risk...
W Facing Beaches.........Moderate.
S Facing Beaches.........Moderate.
State Park Beaches.......Moderate.
Surf Height...
W Facing Beaches.........Around 1 foot.
S Facing Beaches.........Around 1 foot.
State Park Beaches.......Around 1 foot.
UV Index**..................Moderate.
Water Temperature...........63 degrees.
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers.
High Temperature............In the lower 60s.
Winds.......................Northeast winds around 20 mph.
Tides...
Apalachicola.............High at 05:48 PM EST.
Sunrise.....................7:20 AM.
Sunset......................5:42 PM.

.FRIDAY...
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 2 feet.
State Park Beaches.......Around 3 feet.
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
High Temperature............In the mid 70s.
Winds.......................Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides...
Apalachicola.............Low at 10:33 AM EST.
Sunrise.....................7:21 AM.
Sunset......................5:42 PM.

.SATURDAY...High rip current risk*. Surf height around 2 feet.
Cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...High rip current risk*. Cloudy. Rain likely. Highs in the
upper 60s. Northeast winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...High rip current risk*. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower
60s. North winds around 20 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

$$

FLZ115-050945-
Coastal Franklin-
Including the beaches of Apalachicola
1225 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

.REST OF TODAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
UV Index**..................Moderate.
Water Temperature...........62 degrees.
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers.
High Temperature............In the lower 60s.
Winds.......................Northeast winds around 15 mph.
Tides...
Apalachicola.............High at 05:48 PM EST.
Sunrise.....................7:19 AM.
Sunset......................5:40 PM.

.FRIDAY...
Rip Current Risk............High.
Surf Height.................Around 3 feet.
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Rain.
High Temperature............In the lower 70s.
Winds.......................Southwest winds around 15 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides...
Apalachicola.............Low at 10:33 AM EST.
Sunrise.....................7:20 AM.
Sunset......................5:40 PM.

.SATURDAY...High rip current risk*. Surf height around 2 feet. Mostly
cloudy. Rain likely. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...High rip current risk*. Cloudy, rain. Highs in the upper
60s. East winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Mostly sunny. Highs in the
lower 60s. North winds around 15 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 Thursday December 04 2025.

Saint Marks River Entrance.
High 12:05 AM ... Low 07:30 AM ... High 02:18 PM ... Low 07:11 PM.

Apalachicola.
High 12:54 AM ... Low 09:36 AM ... High 05:48 PM ... Low 08:59 PM.

Saint Andrews Bay at Panama City.
Low 06:49 AM ... High 08:08 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 62.6 degrees.
Sunrise and sunset in Tallahassee.
December 4 2025: Sunrise 719 AM EST ... Sunset 536 PM EST ...

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