Sterling Reef

Sterling Reef is an S-facing beach break in Panama City Beach, Florida, United States. It picks up swell from SE to WSW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 53% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the N: light winds or N breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while S onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

S (180°)

Best swell

SE to SW (140°–221°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NW to NE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SE to WSW (140.5° to 249°)

Offshore wind

N

Tide

NOAA station 8729210

Wave buoy

PENSACOLA - 115NM SSE of Pensacola, FL · 159 km away

Cams

2 (2 play here)