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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
204 PM EST Fri Nov 14 2025

.THE SURF ZONE FORECAST GENERAL OUTLOOK...

A light offshore northeast wind will make for a moderate risk of rip
currents at most today. Flow then turns more onshore this weekend out
of the southwest, which should maintain or make for a well-defined
moderate risk. Winds turn southerly starting early next week.

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

FLZ108-150715-
South Walton-
Including the beaches of Sandestin, Santa Rosa Beach,
and Turquoise Beach
104 PM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

.REST OF TODAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
Water Temperature...........67 degrees.
Weather.....................Sunny.
High Temperature............In the mid 70s.
Winds.......................Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides...
Panama City..............Low at 12:18 PM CST.
Sunrise.....................7:09 AM.
Sunset......................5:49 PM.

.SATURDAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
Weather.....................Sunny.
High Temperature............In the lower 70s.
Winds.......................Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
south in the afternoon.
Tides...
Panama City..............High at 07:45 AM CST.
Low at 10:42 AM CST.
Sunrise.....................7:09 AM.
Sunset......................5:49 PM.

.SUNDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Surf height around 2 feet.
Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
South 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

$$

FLZ112-150715-
Coastal Bay-
Including the beaches of Panama City Beach and Magnolia Beach
104 PM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

.REST OF TODAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 2 feet.
Water Temperature...........70 degrees.
Weather.....................Sunny.
High Temperature............In the mid 70s.
Winds.......................West winds around 5 mph.
Tides...
Panama City..............Low at 12:18 PM CST.
Sunrise.....................7:06 AM.
Sunset......................5:48 PM.

.SATURDAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
Weather.....................Sunny.
High Temperature............In the lower 70s.
Winds.......................East winds around 5 mph, becoming south
in the afternoon.
Tides...
Panama City..............High at 07:45 AM CST.
Low at 10:42 AM CST.
Sunrise.....................7:07 AM.
Sunset......................5:47 PM.

.SUNDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Surf height around 2 feet.
Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
West winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
South 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

$$

FLZ114-150715-
Coastal Gulf-
Including the beaches of Saint Joe Beach
204 PM EST Fri Nov 14 2025 /104 PM CST Fri Nov 14 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.
Water Temperature...........66 degrees.
Weather.....................Sunny.
High Temperature............In the lower 70s.
Winds.......................Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides...
Apalachicola.............High at 11:29 AM EST.
Sunrise.....................7:04 AM.
Sunset......................5:47 PM.

.SATURDAY...
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.....................Sunny.
High Temperature............In the lower 70s.
Winds.......................East winds around 5 mph, becoming south
in the afternoon.
Tides...
Apalachicola.............Low at 07:06 AM EST.
High at 01:23 PM EST.
Sunrise.....................7:05 AM.
Sunset......................5:46 PM.

.SUNDAY...High rip current risk*. Surf height around 2 feet. Mostly
sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the mid 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

$$

FLZ115-150715-
Coastal Franklin-
Including the beaches of Apalachicola
204 PM EST Fri Nov 14 2025

.REST OF TODAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
Water Temperature...........63 degrees.
Weather.....................Sunny.
High Temperature............In the lower 70s.
Winds.......................East winds around 5 mph.
Tides...
Apalachicola.............High at 11:29 AM EST.
Sunrise.....................7:02 AM.
Sunset......................5:45 PM.

.SATURDAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
Weather.....................Sunny.
High Temperature............In the lower 70s.
Winds.......................East winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides...
Apalachicola.............Low at 07:06 AM EST.
High at 01:23 PM EST.
Sunrise.....................7:03 AM.
Sunset......................5:44 PM.

.SUNDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Surf height around 2 feet.
Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
Southeast winds around 5 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 Friday November 14 2025.

Saint Marks River Entrance.
Low 03:50 AM ... High 10:15 AM ... Low 04:22 PM ... High 10:31 PM.

Apalachicola.
Low 06:07 AM ... High 11:29 AM ... Low 06:25 PM.

Saint Andrews Bay at Panama City.
High 05:40 AM ... Low 12:18 PM ... High 07:31 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 60.8 degrees.
Sunrise and sunset in Tallahassee.
November 14 2025: Sunrise 703 AM EST ... Sunset 541 PM EST ...

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