The Back Porch Surf Report & Forecast

Surf Report and Surf Forecast

Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
POOR TO FAIR

Surf Height

0-1FT

Shin to knee

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

1.2FT6s
S177º
0.6FT5s
SE140º
0.2FT8s
S170º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

4KTSSSW

4kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
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Tide

1.0FT

Temperature

82°F

spotName Wind & Weather
91ºF

Rashguard

Mike Watson

Panhandle Forecast

Mike Watson •

Today

Surf is still down and not expecting much surf. Knee high bumps at best.

Looking at another day of knee high surf. May just be loggable with a little bump in the water but overall tiny. Surf is knee high or less through the day. SW winds start to pick up some.

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The Back Porch Surf Guide

The Back Porch is a fried-seafood tourist restaurant just to the east of Destin and has a good inside break year-round. Destin East is full of beachbreaks with good access and parking right off the beach road. All along Old Highway 98, you can see waves breaking, making it easy to check from your car on those cold winter days.

If you want a solo session, most any beach will do if it looks good and the waves are waist-high and up. The Destin East beaches are located between Destin proper... 
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