Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
982 FZUS52 KTAE 221514 SRFTAE Surf Zone Forecast National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1114 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024 .THE SURF ZONE FORECAST GENERAL OUTLOOK... Mostly gentle breezes over the eastern Gulf will allow seas and surf heights to continue to slowly decrease through Saturday, keeping the rip current risk in the moderate category. Southwest breezes will start to increase on Sunday, but it should take until beyond the day on Sunday for this raise the rip current risk beyond moderate. Based on communication with area beach officials, the following flags are flying at area beaches: Walton........................Yellow Bay...........................Yellow State Park Gulf Beaches.......Yellow West Facing Gulf Beaches......Yellow South Facing Gulf Beaches.....Yellow Franklin......................Yellow FLZ108-222015- South Walton- Including the beaches of Sandestin, Santa Rosa Beach, and Turquoise Beach 1014 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024 .REST OF TODAY... Rip Current Risk............Moderate. Surf Height.................Around 1 foot. Water Temperature...........80 degrees. Weather.....................Sunny. High Temperature............In the lower 80s. Winds.......................Southeast winds around 10 mph. Tides... None. Sunrise.....................6:46 AM. Sunset......................8:36 PM. .THURSDAY... Rip Current Risk............Moderate. Surf Height.................Around 1 foot. Weather.....................Mostly sunny. High Temperature............In the lower 80s. Winds.......................Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Tides... Panama City..............High at 09:22 AM EDT. Sunrise.....................6:46 AM. Sunset......................8:37 PM. .FRIDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Surf height around 2 feet. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around 15 mph. && Rip Current Risk Category * Low Risk - The risk for rip currents is low, however, life-threatening rip currents often occur in the vicinity of groins, jetties, reefs, and piers. * Moderate Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone. * High Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. ** For lightning, waterspout, and UV definitions see: https://www.weather.gov/beach/tae $$ FLZ112-222015- Coastal Bay- Including the beaches of Panama City Beach and Magnolia Beach 1014 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024 .REST OF TODAY... Rip Current Risk............Moderate. Surf Height.................Around 2 feet. Water Temperature...........80 degrees. Weather.....................Sunny. High Temperature............In the lower 80s. Winds.......................Southeast winds around 10 mph. Tides... None. Sunrise.....................6:45 AM. Sunset......................8:34 PM. .THURSDAY... Rip Current Risk............Moderate. Surf Height.................Around 1 foot. Weather.....................Mostly sunny. High Temperature............In the lower 80s. Winds.......................East winds around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon. Tides... Panama City..............High at 09:22 AM EDT. Sunrise.....................6:44 AM. Sunset......................8:34 PM. .FRIDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Surf height around 1 foot. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around 15 mph. && Rip Current Risk Category * Low Risk - The risk for rip currents is low, however, life-threatening rip currents often occur in the vicinity of groins, jetties, reefs, and piers. * Moderate Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone. * High Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. ** For lightning, waterspout, and UV definitions see: https://www.weather.gov/beach/tae $$ FLZ114-222015- Coastal Gulf- Including the beaches of Saint Joe Beach 1114 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024 /1014 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024/ .REST OF TODAY... Rip Current Risk... W Facing Beaches.........Moderate. S Facing Beaches.........Moderate. State Park Beaches.......Moderate. Surf Height... W Facing Beaches.........Around 1 foot. S Facing Beaches.........Around 1 foot. State Park Beaches.......Around 1 foot. Water Temperature...........79 degrees. Weather.....................Sunny. High Temperature............In the lower 80s. Winds.......................Southeast winds around 10 mph. Tides... Apalachicola.............High at 02:20 PM EDT. Sunrise.....................6:44 AM. Sunset......................8:31 PM. .THURSDAY... Rip Current Risk... W Facing Beaches.........Moderate. S Facing Beaches.........Low. State Park Beaches.......Moderate. Surf Height... W Facing Beaches.........Around 1 foot. S Facing Beaches.........1 foot or less. State Park Beaches.......Around 1 foot. Weather.....................Mostly sunny. High Temperature............In the lower 80s. Winds.......................East winds around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon. Tides... Apalachicola.............High at 07:00 AM EDT. Low at 09:38 AM EDT. High at 02:47 PM EDT. Sunrise.....................6:44 AM. Sunset......................8:32 PM. .FRIDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Surf height around 1 foot. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...High rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. && Rip Current Risk Category * Low Risk - The risk for rip currents is low, however, life-threatening rip currents often occur in the vicinity of groins, jetties, reefs, and piers. * Moderate Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone. * High Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. ** For lightning, waterspout, and UV definitions see: https://www.weather.gov/beach/tae $$ FLZ115-222015- Coastal Franklin- Including the beaches of Apalachicola 1114 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024 .REST OF TODAY... Rip Current Risk............Moderate. Surf Height.................Around 1 foot. Water Temperature...........78 degrees. Weather.....................Sunny. High Temperature............In the lower 80s. Winds.......................Southeast winds around 10 mph. Tides... Apalachicola.............High at 02:20 PM EDT. Sunrise.....................6:42 AM. Sunset......................8:30 PM. .THURSDAY... Rip Current Risk............Moderate. Surf Height.................Around 1 foot. Weather.....................Mostly sunny. High Temperature............In the lower 80s. Winds.......................Southeast winds around 10 mph. Tides... Apalachicola.............High at 07:00 AM EDT. Low at 09:38 AM EDT. High at 02:47 PM EDT. Sunrise.....................6:42 AM. Sunset......................8:30 PM. .FRIDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Surf height around 1 foot. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Moderate rip current risk*. Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. && Rip Current Risk Category * Low Risk - The risk for rip currents is low, however, life-threatening rip currents often occur in the vicinity of groins, jetties, reefs, and piers. * Moderate Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone. * High Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. ** For lightning, waterspout, and UV definitions see: https://www.weather.gov/beach/tae $$