Beach Day Scores · Wednesday, November 11 · leading: Panama City Beach, 9.0

Where is it a beach day today?

Every shore we cover, scored 0 to 10 from this morning's forecast, the water, the wind and the surf. Tap a shore for the full report, the tides, and the rentals that put you on that sand.

  1. 01 9.0 Panama City Beach, FLA perfect beach day 75° air 74° water 1.4 ft surf 7 mph 21% rain cool air (75F high)
  2. 02 8.5 30A, FLA perfect beach day 73° air 74° water 1.6 ft surf 7 mph 31% rain cool air (73F high)
  3. 03 8.5 Destin, FLA perfect beach day 73° air 74° water 1.2 ft surf 8 mph 25% rain cool air (73F high)
  4. 04 8.3 Gulf Shores & Orange Beach, ALA good beach day 73° air 74° water 1.4 ft surf 8 mph 37% rain cool air (73F high)
  5. 05 8.1 Topsail Island, NCA good beach day 72° air 68° water 1.8 ft surf 8 mph 3% rain cool air (72F high), brisk water (68F)
  6. 06 7.9 Pensacola Beach, FLA good beach day 73° air 74° water 1.4 ft surf 13 mph 30% rain cool air (73F high), breezy (13 mph)
  7. 07 7.9 Wilmington Beaches, NCA good beach day 70° air 69° water 1.4 ft surf 8 mph 4% rain cool air (70F high), brisk water (69F)
  8. 08 7.7 Fripp Island, SCA good beach day 77° air 70° water 1.8 ft surf 12 mph 27% rain cool air (77F high), brisk water (70F), breezy (12 mph)
  9. 09 7.6 Myrtle Beach, SCA good beach day 71° air 68° water 1.6 ft surf 12 mph 7% rain cool air (71F high), brisk water (68F), breezy (12 mph)
  10. 10 7.4 Hilton Head Island, SCA good beach day 75° air 70° water 1.1 ft surf 12 mph 27% rain cool air (75F high), brisk water (70F), breezy (12 mph)
  11. 11 7.1 Dauphin Island, ALA good beach day 70° air 73° water 1.3 ft surf 14 mph 36% rain cool air (70F high), breezy (14 mph)
  12. 12 7.1 Outer Banks, NCA good beach day 71° air 64° water 1.5 ft surf 6 mph 1% rain cool air (71F high), cold water (64F)
  13. 13 6.9 Brunswick Islands, NCFair: pick your hours 72° air 68° water 2.2 ft surf 13 mph 5% rain cool air (72F high), brisk water (68F), breezy (13 mph), some surf (2.2 ft)
  14. 14 6.4 Ocean City, MDFair: pick your hours 65° air 60° water 1.5 ft surf 8 mph 1% rain cool air (65F high), cold water (60F)
  15. 15 6.2 Rehoboth & Bethany, DEFair: pick your hours 63° air 61° water 1.1 ft surf 9 mph 1% rain cool air (63F high), cold water (61F)
  16. 16 4.5 Martha's Vineyard, MANot much of a beach day 58° air 57° water 2.8 ft surf 13 mph 1% rain cool air (58F high), cold water (57F), breezy (13 mph), some surf (2.8 ft)
  17. 17 4.3 Cape Cod, MANot much of a beach day 57° air 54° water 2.0 ft surf 13 mph 1% rain cool air (57F high), cold water (54F), breezy (13 mph), some surf (2.0 ft)
  18. 18 2.9 Nantucket, MANot much of a beach day 57° air 57° water 4.3 ft surf 15 mph 0% rain cool air (57F high), cold water (57F), breezy (15 mph), rough surf (4.3 ft)
How the score works

Ten points, and the day loses them honestly.

Every shore starts at 10. Cool air below 78°F costs half a point per four degrees (up to three); above 92°F the same rule applies in the other direction (up to two). Water under 72°F costs a point, under 65°F two. Wind over 10 mph costs up to a point and a half, over 18 mph two and a half. The chance of rain costs up to three points in proportion. Surf over two feet costs half a point, over four feet a point and a half. The result is rounded to a tenth and capped between 0 and 10.

Forecast, UV, sunrise and sunset come from Open-Meteo's daily model for a point on the beach itself; wave height and sea-surface temperature from Open-Meteo's marine model for the same point; tide times and heights from the nearest open-coast NOAA CO-OPS prediction station. Everything refreshes with the morning rebuild. It is a guide to the day, not a promise, and it says nothing about crowds, jellyfish, or the line at the coffee place.

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