Beach
Flags, surf, tide, and everything that decides your beach day
red flag flying, strong surf, stay shallow
South Walton Fire District, confirmed 11:30 PM
Source: swfd.org69°
clear · feels like 71° · water 76°
Sunrise 4:59 AM · Sunset 3:56 PM
Rip current risk: High · surf around 3 feet
Tuesday moderate · Wednesday moderate · Thursday moderate
Next few hours
- Wind
- 8 mph
- Humidity
- 90%
- Rain chance
- 3%
- Cloud cover
- 11%
- Wave height
- 2.8 ft
- Swell period
- 5s
Open-Meteo forecast + marine, updated 11:31 PM · Rip current risk from NWS, issued 1022 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026
Tide today
Panama City Beach
Coastal dune lakes
Walton County has roughly 15 of the ~100 coastal dune lakes on Earth — rare freshwater lakes that periodically open to the Gulf through a shifting sand outfall. Outfall status changes day to day, so ask locally before assuming one is open or closed.
- Western Lake (Grayton Beach)
- Eastern Lake (Seagrove Beach)
- Camp Creek Lake (WaterSound)
- Deer Lake (Seagrove Beach)
- Oyster Lake (Grayton Beach / WaterColor)
- Draper Lake (Blue Mountain Beach)
- Stallworth Lake (Blue Mountain Beach)
- Big Redfish Lake (Grayton Beach)
- Little Redfish Lake (Grayton Beach)
- Alligator Lake (Topsail Hill Preserve)
- Campbell Lake (Topsail Hill Preserve)
- Morris Lake (Topsail Hill Preserve)
Parking
Regional beach accesses (Ed Walline, Grayton Beach, Van Ness Butler) have the most parking and restrooms but fill first in season. Neighborhood accesses are walk/bike-up only in most residential areas. Go early or go late in peak season — lots fill by mid-morning.