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Fishing · Florida Panhandle

Fishing forecast for Panama City Beach

Called the wreck diving capital of the South: dozens of sunk ships and artificial reefs in clear Gulf water, plus jetty and inshore diving at St. Andrews. Cleaner, calmer summer water than the open Atlantic reefs to the south.

Open the app for the tides, wind, pressure trend, water temperature and the 0 to 10 bite score for Panama City Beach, FL.

Conditions snapshot: Oct 15, 2026
Bite score
4.5 / 10
Moderate
Water
82°F
Wind
4 kts
Wave
0.4 ft
Swell
0.4 ft
Period
5.0s
Snapshot from Oct 15, 2026. Factor breakdowns in the app, 8 day forecast with Pro.

Notable species

Panama City Beach is known for:

Red SnapperGrouperAmberjackCobiaKingfish

What Submarius shows for Panama City Beach

This page reads Panama City Beach at 30.18°N, 85.81°W, in Florida Panhandle. Open the same point in the app for:

  • A 0 to 10 rating. For fishing at Panama City Beach today, from Rough to Prime, and you can tap any factor to see why.
  • Best 3 hour window. The three hours in the next 24 that score best.
  • Tide. Rising, falling or slack, the next high or low, and a 24 hour curve.
  • Wind. Speed and direction, with gusts.
  • Waves and swell. Wave height and swell, with the second and third swell by the hour.
  • Water temperature. With the air temperature underneath.
  • Pressure trend. Sea level pressure and its 6 hour trend.
  • Bite score. 0 to 10, from Off to Hot, for how likely fish are to be feeding. It rates timing and habitat, not where the fish are.
  • Weather warnings. National Weather Service warnings for this spot and its marine zone.
  • Reefs and wrecks map (Pro). Charted wrecks, reefs and obstructions where sources have them, with the seabed depth beside each (an estimate where no chart reports one).
  • 8 day forecast (Pro). Days 2 to 8, with each day's bite peak.

Safety in the water

Every safety tool in Submarius is free. With Safety Watch you set a "back by" time and pick who watches. If you don't check in by then, the server alerts them by push or email, even if your phone is dead. It needs a free account and never contacts the coast guard.

When Spearfishing is your mode, a shark awareness card also lists the shark species recorded in the area and any community sightings from the last 48 hours.

Check Panama City Beach before you head out

Today's conditions, safety tools and trip recording are free. Pro adds the 8 day forecast, the Pro map layers, cam playback and offline areas for $12.99 a month or $99 a year, or $149 once (US prices).