Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
442 FZUS52 KTBW 180846 SRFTBW Surf Zone Forecast for West Central and Southwest Florida National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 446 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 FLZ139-142-148-149-182015- Coastal Levy-Coastal Citrus-Coastal Hernando-Coastal Pasco- Including the beaches of Cedar Key, Hudson Beach, and Mckethan Pine Island Park 446 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................1 foot or less. Thunderstorm Potential**....Low. UV Index**..................Very High. Water Temperature...........86. Weather.....................Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the mid 80s. Winds.......................Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. Tides... Cedar Key................Low at 08:43 AM EDT. High at 02:52 PM EDT. Saint Petersburg.........Low at 08:40 AM EDT. High at 02:58 PM EDT. Sunrise.....................7:17 AM. Sunset......................7:34 PM. .TONIGHT... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................1 foot or less. Thunderstorm Potential**....Low. Weather.....................Mostly clear. Low Temperature.............In the upper 70s. Winds.......................West winds around 5 mph. Tides... Cedar Key................Low at 09:20 PM EDT. High at 03:10 AM EDT. Saint Petersburg.........Low at 09:26 PM EDT. High at 03:09 AM EDT. .THURSDAY... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................1 foot or less. Thunderstorm Potential**....Low. Weather.....................Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the mid 80s. Winds.......................Northwest winds around 5 mph. Tides... Cedar Key................Low at 09:30 AM EDT. High at 03:44 PM EDT. Saint Petersburg.........Low at 09:32 AM EDT. High at 03:56 PM EDT. Sunrise.....................7:17 AM. Sunset......................7:33 PM. && 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 thunderstorm, waterspout, and UV definitions see: https://www.weather.gov/beach/tbw $$ FLZ050-151-155-160-182015- Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Including the beaches of Bradenton Beach, Clearwater Beach, Siesta Key, Saint Pete Beach, and Venice Beach 446 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................1 foot or less. Thunderstorm Potential**....Low. UV Index**..................Very High. Water Temperature...........87-88. Weather.....................Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the upper 80s. Winds.......................South winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. Tides... Saint Petersburg.........Low at 08:40 AM EDT. High at 02:58 PM EDT. Venice Inlet.............Low at 07:02 AM EDT. High at 12:56 PM EDT. Sunrise.....................7:17 AM. Sunset......................7:34 PM. .TONIGHT... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................1 foot or less. Thunderstorm Potential**....Low. Weather.....................Mostly clear. Low Temperature.............In the upper 70s. Winds.......................Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east after midnight. Tides... Saint Petersburg.........Low at 09:26 PM EDT. High at 03:09 AM EDT. Venice Inlet.............Low at 07:48 PM EDT. High at 01:07 AM EDT. .THURSDAY... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................1 foot or less. Thunderstorm Potential**....Low. Weather.....................Sunny. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the upper 80s. Winds.......................East winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Tides... Saint Petersburg.........Low at 09:32 AM EDT. High at 03:56 PM EDT. Venice Inlet.............Low at 07:54 AM EDT. High at 01:54 PM EDT. Sunrise.....................7:18 AM. Sunset......................7:32 PM. && 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 thunderstorm, waterspout, and UV definitions see: https://www.weather.gov/beach/tbw $$ FLZ162-165-182015- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- Including the beaches of Boca Grande, Englewood, Fort Myers Beach, and Sanibel Island 446 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................1 foot or less. Thunderstorm Potential**....Moderate. UV Index**..................Very High. Water Temperature...........88-89. Weather.....................Sunny. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the upper 80s. Winds.......................South winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Tides... Fort Myers Beach.........Low at 07:06 AM EDT. High at 01:48 PM EDT. Venice Inlet.............Low at 07:02 AM EDT. High at 12:56 PM EDT. Sunrise.....................7:14 AM. Sunset......................7:30 PM. .TONIGHT... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................1 foot or less. Thunderstorm Potential**....Low. Weather.....................Partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. Low Temperature.............Around 80. Winds.......................Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast after midnight. Tides... Fort Myers Beach.........Low at 07:52 PM EDT. High at 01:59 AM EDT. Venice Inlet.............Low at 07:48 PM EDT. High at 01:07 AM EDT. .THURSDAY... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................1 foot or less. Thunderstorm Potential**....Low. Weather.....................Mostly sunny. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the upper 80s. Winds.......................South winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Tides... Fort Myers Beach.........Low at 07:58 AM EDT. High at 02:46 PM EDT. Venice Inlet.............Low at 07:54 AM EDT. High at 01:54 PM EDT. Sunrise.....................7:15 AM. Sunset......................7:29 PM. && 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 thunderstorm, waterspout, and UV definitions see: https://www.weather.gov/beach/tbw $$