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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
1134 AM EST Sun Nov 2 2025

.THE SURF ZONE FORECAST GENERAL OUTLOOK...

Morning beach webcams show flat surf, which are supportive of a low
risk of rip currents in St George Island and Walton County. A more
onshore NW winds fosters more of a moderate risk at Bay-Gulf beaches
today.

North and northeast offshore flow will prevail through Tuesday,
becoming more easterly and lighter on Wednesday and Thursday. This
will have a limiting effect on surf height at the beaches this week,
with moderate rip current risk today through Thursday.

A period of strong northerly breezes tonight and Monday could briefly
raise the rip current risk at west-facing beaches of Gulf County.

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

FLZ108-022115-
South Walton-
Including the beaches of Sandestin, Santa Rosa Beach,
and Turquoise Beach
1034 AM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

.REST OF TODAY...
Rip Current Risk............Low.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
UV Index**..................Moderate.
Water Temperature...........69 degrees.
Weather.....................Partly sunny until 4 PM, then sunny.
High Temperature............Around 70.
Winds.......................Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
Tides...
Panama City..............Low at 01:11 PM CST.
Sunrise.....................6:59 AM.
Sunset......................5:58 PM.

.MONDAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................1 foot or less.
Weather.....................Sunny.
High Temperature............In the upper 60s.
Winds.......................North winds around 15 mph.
Tides...
None.
Sunrise.....................7:00 AM.
Sunset......................5:57 PM.

.TUESDAY...Low rip current risk*. Surf height 1 foot or less. Sunny.
Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the lower
70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
East 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

$$

FLZ112-022115-
Coastal Bay-
Including the beaches of Panama City Beach and Magnolia Beach
1034 AM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

.REST OF TODAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
UV Index**..................Moderate.
Water Temperature...........72 degrees.
Weather.....................Partly sunny.
High Temperature............In the upper 60s.
Winds.......................Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
north in the afternoon.
Tides...
Panama City..............Low at 01:11 PM CST.
Sunrise.....................6:57 AM.
Sunset......................5:56 PM.

.MONDAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
Weather.....................Sunny.
High Temperature............In the upper 60s.
Winds.......................North winds 15 to 20 mph.
Tides...
None.
Sunrise.....................6:57 AM.
Sunset......................5:55 PM.

.TUESDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Surf height around 1 foot.
Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
East 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

$$

FLZ114-022115-
Coastal Gulf-
Including the beaches of Saint Joe Beach
1134 AM EST Sun Nov 2 2025 /1034 AM CST Sun Nov 2 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.
UV Index**..................High.
Water Temperature...........69 degrees.
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
showers.
High Temperature............In the upper 60s.
Winds.......................Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides...
Apalachicola.............High at 01:29 PM EST.
Sunrise.....................6:55 AM.
Sunset......................5:55 PM.

.MONDAY...
Rip Current Risk...
W Facing Beaches.........Moderate.
S Facing Beaches.........Low.
State Park Beaches.......High.
Surf Height...
W Facing Beaches.........Around 2 feet.
S Facing Beaches.........Around 1 foot.
State Park Beaches.......Around 2 feet.
Weather.....................Sunny.
High Temperature............In the upper 60s.
Winds.......................North winds 15 to 20 mph.
Tides...
Apalachicola.............Low at 08:07 AM EST.
High at 02:44 PM EST.
Sunrise.....................6:55 AM.
Sunset......................5:54 PM.

.TUESDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Surf height around 2 feet.
Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the lower
70s. East winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
East 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

$$

FLZ115-022115-
Coastal Franklin-
Including the beaches of Apalachicola
1134 AM EST Sun Nov 2 2025

.REST OF TODAY...
Rip Current Risk............Low.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
UV Index**..................High.
Water Temperature...........67 degrees.
Weather.....................Partly sunny.
High Temperature............In the upper 60s.
Winds.......................Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides...
Apalachicola.............High at 01:29 PM EST.
Sunrise.....................6:53 AM.
Sunset......................5:53 PM.

.MONDAY...
Rip Current Risk............Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 1 foot.
Weather.....................Sunny.
High Temperature............In the upper 60s.
Winds.......................North winds around 15 mph.
Tides...
Apalachicola.............Low at 08:07 AM EST.
High at 02:44 PM EST.
Sunrise.....................6:54 AM.
Sunset......................5:52 PM.

.TUESDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Surf height around 1 foot.
Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the lower
70s. East winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the lower
70s. East 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 Sunday November 02 2025.

Saint Marks River Entrance.
High 12:09 AM ... Low 05:22 AM ... High 11:43 AM ... Low 05:39 PM
... High 11:39 PM.

Apalachicola.
High 01:59 AM ... Low 07:26 AM ... High 01:29 PM ... Low 07:39 PM.

Saint Andrews Bay at Panama City.
Low 02:15 AM ... High 08:26 AM ... Low 01:11 PM ... High 08:03 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 66.2 degrees.
Sunrise and sunset in Tallahassee.
November 2 2025: Sunrise 653 AM EST ... Sunset 549 PM EST ...

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