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Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
432 FZUS52 KTBW 050704 SRFTBW Surf Zone Forecast for West Central and Southwest Florida National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 304 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 FLZ139-142-148-149-052015- Coastal Levy-Coastal Citrus-Coastal Hernando-Coastal Pasco- Including the beaches of Cedar Key, Hudson Beach, and Mckethan Pine Island Park 304 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TODAY... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................1 foot or less. Thunderstorm Potential**....Moderate. UV Index**..................Extreme. Water Temperature...........91. Weather.....................Mostly sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the upper 80s. Winds.......................North winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Tides... Cedar Key................Low at 07:43 AM EDT. High at 01:22 PM EDT. Saint Petersburg.........High at 01:15 PM EDT. Sunrise.....................6:38 AM. Sunset......................8:33 PM. .TONIGHT... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................1 foot or less. Thunderstorm Potential**....Moderate. Weather.....................Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Low Temperature.............In the lower 80s. Winds.......................Northwest winds around 5 mph. Tides... Cedar Key................Low at 09:01 PM EDT. High at 03:44 AM EDT. Saint Petersburg.........Low at 09:40 PM EDT. .SATURDAY... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................1 foot or less. Thunderstorm Potential**....Moderate. Weather.....................Mostly sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. High Temperature............Around 90. Winds.......................West winds around 5 mph. Tides... Cedar Key................Low at 08:32 AM EDT. High at 02:09 PM EDT. Saint Petersburg.........High at 02:00 PM EDT. Sunrise.....................6:39 AM. Sunset......................8:33 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 $$ FLZ050-151-155-160-052015- Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Including the beaches of Bradenton Beach, Clearwater Beach, Siesta Key, Saint Pete Beach, and Venice Beach 304 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TODAY... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................1 foot or less. Thunderstorm Potential**....Moderate. UV Index**..................Extreme. Water Temperature...........91. Weather.....................Mostly sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the lower 90s. Winds.......................North winds around 5 mph. Tides... Saint Petersburg.........High at 01:15 PM EDT. Venice Inlet.............High at 11:13 AM EDT. Sunrise.....................6:41 AM. Sunset......................8:30 PM. .TONIGHT... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................1 foot or less. Thunderstorm Potential**....Moderate. Weather.....................Partly cloudy until 8 PM, then mostly cloudy until 11 PM, then partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Low Temperature.............In the lower 80s. Winds.......................Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Tides... Saint Petersburg.........Low at 09:40 PM EDT. Venice Inlet.............Low at 08:02 PM EDT. .SATURDAY... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................1 foot or less. Thunderstorm Potential**....Moderate. Weather.....................Mostly sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the lower 90s. Winds.......................Northwest winds around 5 mph. Tides... Saint Petersburg.........High at 02:00 PM EDT. Venice Inlet.............High at 11:58 AM EDT. Sunrise.....................6:41 AM. Sunset......................8:30 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 $$ FLZ162-165-052015- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- Including the beaches of Boca Grande, Englewood, Fort Myers Beach, and Sanibel Island 304 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TODAY... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................1 foot or less. Thunderstorm Potential**....Moderate. UV Index**..................Extreme. Water Temperature...........89. Weather.....................Mostly sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. High Temperature............Around 90. Winds.......................Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. Tides... Fort Myers Beach.........High at 12:05 PM EDT. Venice Inlet.............High at 11:13 AM EDT. Sunrise.....................6:40 AM. Sunset......................8:25 PM. .TONIGHT... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................1 foot or less. Thunderstorm Potential**....Moderate. Weather.....................Partly cloudy until 7 PM, then mostly cloudy until 1 AM, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Low Temperature.............In the lower 80s. Winds.......................Northwest winds around 5 mph. Tides... Fort Myers Beach.........Low at 08:06 PM EDT. Venice Inlet.............Low at 08:02 PM EDT. .SATURDAY... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................1 foot or less. Thunderstorm Potential**....Moderate. Weather.....................Mostly sunny. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the upper 80s. Winds.......................North winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Tides... Fort Myers Beach.........High at 12:50 PM EDT. Venice Inlet.............High at 11:58 AM EDT. Sunrise.....................6:41 AM. Sunset......................8:25 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 $$