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18

Bay County
27 miles of sugar-white sand
The 850’s headline beach town: emerald water, a boardwalk of go-karts and arcades, Pier Park shopping, and some of the best grouper sandwiches on the Gulf. Family-friendly by day, lively after dark.
On the beach right now
Flag flying now
Yellow — moderate surf or currents
Reported by Bay County Beach & Surf Patrol
Beach score
8.5/10
Great
Air
81°F
Clear
Water
86.4°F
NOAA measured
Wind
3 mph
NE
Surf
Around 1 foot
1 ft offshore · 4s
UV index
8
Very High
Humidity
84%
Visibility
10 mi
Sun
6:24 AM
sets 6:56 PM
Tides today
Flag reported by Bay County Beach & Surf Patrol. Rip current risk, surf and UV from the NWS TAE Surf Zone Forecast (issued 2:06 AM EDT Thu Sep 10). Air and wind from NWS observations at KECP; water temperature from NOAA CO-OPS station 8729210; wave height from NDBC buoy 42039. Beach score is ours, from flag yellow, moderate rip risk, 81°F air, 3 mph wind, 1 ft seas.
Conditions change fast. Always follow the flags and lifeguards on the beach itself.
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