Beach and Surf Patrol have sent a beach flag status update today, July 6, 2024. Panama City beach flags are still Double Red! Double Red means the water is closed. Stay out of the water! The were changed to double red starting July 5th in the late afternoon (the text came at 5:08pm)
Life-threatening Rip Currents
- Water is closed to the public due to hazardous life-threatening rip currents.
- Stay on dry sand!
- Learn more about rip currents and how to survive them »
Important Things to Remember!
- Always check the actual flag at the beach before entering the water!
- Always swim with caution!
- An absence of flags DOES NOT mean the water is safe!
- Depending on what end of the beach they start on, it can sometimes be a few hours before the flags are changed on this end of the beach, so if you aren’t sure, check multiple beach flag sources! (See below)
More Beach Flag Resources
- Sign Up to Receive Text Alerts When the Beach Flag Changes…. texting “PCBFLAGS” to 888777 (a service provided by the City of Panama City Beach and the PCB Police)
- Check out the beach cam at Sandpiper Beacon…you can usually see the beach flag on the left side of the screen.
- See the Stay PCB Current page on VisitPanamaCityBeach.com
- Overview of the Beach Flag Warning System
