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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
1111 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.THE SURF ZONE FORECAST GENERAL OUTLOOK...

Offshore winds around 10-20 mph today with surf heights around 1 foot
will lead to a Moderate risk for rip currents. The seabreeze will
pick up this afternoon with a wind shift to southerly winds for Walton
and Bay county beaches, while Gulf and Franklin beaches will maintain
easterly flow.

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

FLZ108-250900-
South Walton-
Including the beaches of Sandestin, Santa Rosa Beach,
and Turquoise Beach
1011 AM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.REST OF TODAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
UV Index**..................Very High.
Water Temperature...........67 degrees.
Weather.....................Mostly sunny.
High Temperature............In the lower 70s.
Winds.......................East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides...
Panama City..............High at 02:01 PM CDT.
Sunrise.....................7:43 AM.
Sunset......................7:59 PM.

.WEDNESDAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 2 feet.
Weather.....................Partly sunny.
High Temperature............In the upper 60s.
Winds.......................East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides...
Panama City..............High at 03:08 PM CDT.
Sunrise.....................7:41 AM.
Sunset......................8:00 PM.

.THURSDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Surf height around 1 foot.
Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
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

$$

FLZ112-250900-
Coastal Bay-
Including the beaches of Panama City Beach and Magnolia Beach
1011 AM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.REST OF TODAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
UV Index**..................Very High.
Water Temperature...........66 degrees.
Weather.....................Mostly sunny.
High Temperature............In the lower 70s.
Winds.......................East winds around 15 mph.
Tides...
Panama City..............High at 02:01 PM CDT.
Sunrise.....................7:41 AM.
Sunset......................7:57 PM.

.WEDNESDAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 2 feet.
Weather.....................Partly sunny.
High Temperature............In the lower 70s.
Winds.......................East winds around 15 mph, diminishing
to around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides...
Panama City..............High at 03:08 PM CDT.
Sunrise.....................7:39 AM.
Sunset......................7:57 PM.

.THURSDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Surf height around 1 foot.
Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
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

$$

FLZ114-250900-
Coastal Gulf-
Including the beaches of Saint Joe Beach
1111 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026 /1011 AM CDT Tue Mar 24 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 1 foot.
S Facing Beaches.........Around 1 foot.
State Park Beaches.......Around 1 foot.
UV Index**..................Very High.
Water Temperature...........66 degrees.
Weather.....................Mostly sunny.
High Temperature............Around 70.
Winds.......................East winds 15 to 20 mph.
Tides...
None.
Sunrise.....................7:39 AM.
Sunset......................7:55 PM.

.WEDNESDAY...
Rip Current Risk...
W Facing Beaches.........Moderate.
S Facing Beaches.........Moderate.
State Park Beaches.......Moderate.
Surf Height...
W Facing Beaches.........1 foot or less.
S Facing Beaches.........Around 1 foot.
State Park Beaches.......1 foot or less.
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy until 1 PM, then mostly
sunny.
High Temperature............Around 70.
Winds.......................East winds around 20 mph, diminishing
to around 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tides...
None.
Sunrise.....................7:38 AM.
Sunset......................7:56 PM.

.THURSDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Surf height around 1 foot.
Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
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

$$

FLZ115-250900-
Coastal Franklin-
Including the beaches of Apalachicola
1111 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.REST OF TODAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
UV Index**..................Very High.
Water Temperature...........67 degrees.
Weather.....................Mostly sunny.
High Temperature............In the upper 60s.
Winds.......................East winds 15 to 20 mph.
Tides...
None.
Sunrise.....................7:37 AM.
Sunset......................7:53 PM.

.WEDNESDAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 2 feet.
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy until 1 PM, then mostly
sunny.
High Temperature............In the upper 60s.
Winds.......................Northeast winds around 20 mph,
diminishing to around 10 mph in the
afternoon.
Tides...
None.
Sunrise.....................7:36 AM.
Sunset......................7:54 PM.

.THURSDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Surf height around 1 foot.
Sunny. Highs around 70. East winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the lower
70s. North 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 March 25 2026.

Saint Marks River Entrance.
Low 01:53 AM ... High 09:13 AM ... Low 12:21 PM ... High 06:22 PM.

Apalachicola.
Low 04:21 AM ... High 07:50 PM.

Saint Andrews Bay at Panama City.
Low 02:32 AM ... High 03:08 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 66.2 degrees.
Sunrise and sunset in Tallahassee.
March 25 2026: Sunrise 735 AM EDT Sunset 752 PM EDT

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