Coastal Waters Forecast for Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM (GMZ856) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM (GMZ856)
Issued by: National Weather Service Tampa Bay, FL
Last Update: 813 PM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026


Rest Of Tonight: North winds around 5 knots, becoming east. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: north 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms early this evening, then scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Thursday: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.

Friday: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Friday Night: South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening. Scattered showers.

Saturday: Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms after midnight.

Sunday: South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: West winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Monday: South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.







Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM (GMZ856)

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