Good boating day overall for Pensacola waters — light southeast wind around 5 knots and seas/waves 1 foot or less today, Thursday, August 6.

As of the 3:02 AM CDT NOAA update, the nearshore forecast for waters from the Okaloosa-Walton line to Pensacola out 20 NM calls for:

• Today: Southeast winds around 5 kt
• Seas: 1 ft or less
• Wave detail: SW 1 ft at 3 sec + S 1 ft at 9 sec
• Tonight: Similar — SE around 5 kt, seas 1 ft or less
• Main caution: Any pop-up storms can bring sudden higher wind/seas and lightning
  Source: NOAA Marine Forecast — Pensacola area waters

Local read: great for bay cruising, fishing, and nearshore runs if you keep an eye on radar. I’d still plan to be off open water if storms start building this afternoon.

👉 Are you boating in Pensacola Bay/Santa Rosa Sound, or heading offshore into the Gulf?