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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
1123 AM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026

.THE SURF ZONE FORECAST GENERAL OUTLOOK...

A turn to offshore northeasterly winds will allow the rip current risk
to trend down into the moderate category today. Northeast winds will
increase further on Tuesday and start to become a bit more easterly,
pushing up the rip current risk at first for Franklin County beaches.
As gales, or at least gale-force gusts, develop over the Gulf on
Wednesday, high rip current risk will affect all beaches on Wednesday
and Thursday. Wind will decrease on Friday, but it will take until
beyond Friday for surf heights to decrease enough to improve the rip
current risk.

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

FLZ108-070800-
South Walton-
Including the beaches of Sandestin, Santa Rosa Beach,
and Turquoise Beach
1023 AM CDT Mon Apr 6 2026

.REST OF TODAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 2 feet.
UV Index**..................High.
Water Temperature...........72 degrees.
Weather.....................Cloudy. A chance of showers.
High Temperature............In the mid 60s.
Winds.......................Northeast winds around 15 mph.
Tides...
Panama City..............High at 12:16 PM CDT.
Sunrise.....................7:28 AM.
Sunset......................8:07 PM.

.TUESDAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
Weather.....................Sunny.
High Temperature............In the mid 70s.
Winds.......................Northeast winds around 15 mph.
Tides...
Panama City..............High at 01:04 PM CDT.
Sunrise.....................7:26 AM.
Sunset......................8:07 PM.

.WEDNESDAY...High rip current risk*. Surf height around 3 feet.
Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.
Breezy. East winds around 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...High rip current risk*. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Breezy. East winds around 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...High rip current risk*. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower
70s. East 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

$$

FLZ112-070800-
Coastal Bay-
Including the beaches of Panama City Beach and Magnolia Beach
1023 AM CDT Mon Apr 6 2026

.REST OF TODAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 2 feet.
UV Index**..................High.
Water Temperature...........70 degrees.
Weather.....................Cloudy. A chance of showers.
High Temperature............In the upper 60s.
Winds.......................Northeast winds around 15 mph.
Tides...
Panama City..............High at 12:16 PM CDT.
Sunrise.....................7:26 AM.
Sunset......................8:04 PM.

.TUESDAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
Weather.....................Sunny.
High Temperature............In the mid 70s.
Winds.......................Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
Tides...
Panama City..............High at 01:04 PM CDT.
Sunrise.....................7:25 AM.
Sunset......................8:05 PM.

.WEDNESDAY...High rip current risk*. Surf height around 3 feet.
Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Breezy.
East winds around 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...High rip current risk*. Partly sunny. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Breezy. East winds
around 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...High rip current risk*. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
East 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

$$

FLZ114-070800-
Coastal Gulf-
Including the beaches of Saint Joe Beach
1123 AM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026 /1023 AM CDT Mon Apr 6 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 2 feet.
State Park Beaches.......Around 2 feet.
UV Index**..................Very High.
Water Temperature...........73 degrees.
Weather.....................Cloudy. A chance of showers.
High Temperature............In the upper 60s.
Winds.......................Northeast winds around 15 mph.
Tides...
Apalachicola.............Low at 12:42 PM EDT.
High at 05:46 PM EDT.
Sunrise.....................7:24 AM.
Sunset......................8:03 PM.

.TUESDAY...
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.
Weather.....................Mostly sunny.
High Temperature............In the mid 70s.
Winds.......................Northeast winds around 20 mph.
Tides...
Apalachicola.............High at 10:17 AM EDT.
Low at 01:16 PM EDT.
Sunrise.....................7:23 AM.
Sunset......................8:03 PM.

.WEDNESDAY...High rip current risk*. Surf height around 2 feet.
Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Windy.
East winds around 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...High rip current risk*. Partly sunny. A chance of showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Windy.
East winds around 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...High rip current risk*. Partly sunny. A slight chance of
showers. Highs in the mid 70s. East 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

$$

FLZ115-070800-
Coastal Franklin-
Including the beaches of Apalachicola
1123 AM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026

.REST OF TODAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
UV Index**..................Very High.
Water Temperature...........77 degrees.
Weather.....................Cloudy. Showers likely.
High Temperature............In the upper 60s.
Winds.......................Northeast winds around 15 mph.
Tides...
Apalachicola.............Low at 12:42 PM EDT.
High at 05:46 PM EDT.
Sunrise.....................7:23 AM.
Sunset......................8:01 PM.

.TUESDAY...
Rip Current Risk............High.
Surf Height.................Around 3 feet.
Weather.....................Partly sunny. A slight chance of
showers.
High Temperature............In the lower 70s.
Winds.......................Breezy. Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph.
Tides...
Apalachicola.............High at 10:17 AM EDT.
Low at 01:16 PM EDT.
Sunrise.....................7:22 AM.
Sunset......................8:01 PM.

.WEDNESDAY...High rip current risk*. Surf height around 4 feet.
Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Windy.
Northeast winds around 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...High rip current risk*. Partly sunny. A chance of showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Breezy.
Northeast winds around 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...High rip current risk*. Partly sunny. A slight chance of
showers. Highs in the mid 70s. East 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


$$

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Tide information for Monday April 06 2026.

Saint Marks River Entrance.
High 05:37 AM ... Low 10:31 AM ... High 04:25 PM ... Low 11:56 PM.

Apalachicola.
Low 01:25 AM ... High 09:07 AM ... Low 12:42 PM ... High 05:46 PM.

Saint Andrews Bay at Panama City.
High 12:16 PM ... Low 11:59 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 75.2 degrees.
Sunrise and sunset in Tallahassee.
April 6 2026: Sunrise 721 AM EDT Sunset 800 PM EDT

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