Good morning! Here's your Panhandle beach forecast for Monday, March 30th through Friday.
A southeast swell is bringing moderate to high rip current risks across the region today. If you're heading to South Walton beaches like Santa Rosa or Turquoise Beach, expect moderate rip currents with waves around two feet. Water's a chilly 68 degrees, so you'll want a wetsuit. It'll be partly sunny until mid-morning, then clearing out nicely with highs near 70. Southeast winds around 15 miles per hour. High UV today, so get that sunscreen on.
Over at Panama City Beach and the coastal bay area, conditions are similar with moderate rip current risk and two-foot waves. A bit warmer water at 67 degrees, mostly sunny skies, and highs in the low 70s.
Now, if you're down at the Panhandle's Gulf County beaches near Saint Joe, things get more interesting. South-facing beaches have high rip current risk with two-foot surf, while west-facing areas see moderate risk with smaller waves under a foot. State Park beaches stay around one foot with moderate rip currents. Very high UV here, so definitely protect yourself.
And Franklin County around Apalachicola is seeing the most significant action today with high rip current risk and three-foot waves. Warmest water of the bunch at 70 degrees, mostly sunny, and highs in the mid 70s.
Here's where it gets interesting heading into the week. Tuesday, South Walton and Franklin County rip currents jump to high risk as waves build to three feet. The coastal bay area stays moderate with two-foot surf. By Wednesday through Friday, expect a solid high rip current risk to dominate nearly all beaches with three-foot waves. West-facing Gulf County beaches are the exception, staying more moderate.
Temperatures gradually warming into the lower to mid 70s throughout the week, with southeast winds holding steady around 10 to 15 miles per hour. Friday brings a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, but overall it's looking like a pretty nice week ahead if you can handle those rip currents and that powerful UV.
Remember, even on low and moderate risk days, life-threatening rip currents can develop near groins, jetties, and piers, so stay sharp out there. Have a great week at the beach!
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