NOAA publishes daily tide predictions for Panama City Beach, and Florida boaters treat them as gospel. Use the seven-day outlook below to line up your launch with the moving water — incoming tides tend to push bait and gamefish onto the flats.

Today's tides

High tide
3:50 AM
0.984 ft (MLLW)
Low tide
2:52 PM
0.478 ft (MLLW)

7-day tide forecast

Predicted heights relative to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in feet, local time. Predictions only — not verified water levels.

Reading the tide

A rising ("flood") tide pushes bait and gamefish up onto the flats and into the mangroves; a falling ("ebb") tide pulls them back toward channels and drop-offs. The strongest current runs midway between high and low — often the most productive window.

Tide predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 8729210 (Panama City Beach), fetched at build time via the NOAA Tides & Currents API. Station coordinates: 30.21375, -85.87858333333334.