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NOAA NDBC PCBF1

Panama City Beach water temperature

Latest water temperature and buoy observations for Panama City Beach from NDBC station 8729210 - Panama City Beach, FL (PCBF1). The station is 0.1 nautical miles from Panama City Beach.

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Latest report

77.5°F

77.5°F is milder water. It is still a reason to wear a life jacket, not a reason to skip one.

Water
77.5 °F
Wind
5 kt (5.8 mph)
Gust
6 kt
Seas
ft
Observed
Oct 22, 5:48 PM CDT

Wind at 5 knots is Beaufort force 2, Light breeze. Comfortable for almost any recreational boat. Beaufort scale · Knots to mph

Source and freshness

Retrieved from the NOAA NDBC realtime 2 file. A fresh copy is reused for about 2 minutes, and a recent copy can stand in for up to 30 minutes if the feed blips. Retrieved Oct 22, 6:22 PM CDT.

NDBC station PCBF1 · Realtime file

This buoy is also the observation station for Driftwood Point, Choctawhatchee Bay, East Pass (Destin), Rocky Bayou, Choctawhatchee Bay, Santa Rosa, Hogtown Bayou, Valparaiso, West Bay Creek, West Bay.

Check the boat day

Go / No-Go for Panama City BeachThe full harbor call, with this buoy in the source list.Forecast widgetEmbed the harbor forecast on another site.Panama City Beach tide chartCO-OPS 8729210 highs and lows.

Nearby water temperature stations

Panama CityFlorida · 8729108 - Panama City, FL · 11.8 nmAPALACHICOLAFlorida · 8728690 - Apalachicola, FL · 55.3 nmDog Island, East EndFlorida · East Bay, Apalachicola Reserve, FL · 58.4 nmPENSACOLAFlorida · 8729840 - Pensacola, FL · 69.9 nmNix Point, Perdido BayFlorida · Perdido Pass, AL · 87.0 nmWeeks BayAlabama · Safe Harbor Met Station, Weeks Bay Reserve, AL · 101.7 nm

Water temperature questions

Where does the Panama City Beach water temperature come from?

Water temperature, wind, and seas on this page come from the NOAA NDBC realtime feed for station PCBF1 (8729210 - Panama City Beach, FL). That is the same buoy file the Panama City Beach harbor page already requests. This page does not add a separate CO-OPS water-temperature product.

How fresh is the buoy reading?

The page shows the observation time from the NDBC report and the time Boat or Nope retrieved the file. The realtime file is cached for about 2 minutes when fresh, and a recent copy can be reused for up to 30 minutes if NDBC is briefly unavailable.

Why might the beach feel different from this temperature?

A buoy can sit offshore of the harbor, and shallow water warms and cools faster than the sensor. The station name and distance, when Boat or Nope has one, say how far the reading is from the harbor.

What does a cold reading mean for boating?

Water under 60°F can cause cold shock if someone falls in. The note on this page is general context. It is not a life-jacket or wetsuit rule for your boat.