432  
FZUS52 KTBW 100800  
SRFTBW  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
300 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2026  
 
FLZ139-142-148-149-102200-  
COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO-  
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF CEDAR KEY, YANKEETOWN, CRYSTAL RIVER,  
HOMOSASSA, PINE ISLAND, BAYPORT, HERNANDO BEACH, HUDSON,  
AND PORT RICHEY  
300 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2026  
   
TODAY
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
UV INDEX**..................HIGH.  
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE LOWER 50S.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 60S.  
WINDS.......................LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 08:45 AM EST.  
LOW AT 12:32 PM EST.  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 03:13 AM EST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 11 PM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 50S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 07:02 PM EST.  
LOW AT 03:23 AM EST.  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 07:10 PM EST.  
LOW AT 04:35 AM EST.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 5 PM, THEN MOSTLY  
SUNNY. PATCHY FOG.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 60S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 10:41 AM EST.  
LOW AT 02:04 PM EST.  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 08:19 PM EST.  
 

 
 
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  
 

 
 
FLZ050-151-155-160-102200-  
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-  
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF CLEARWATER BEACH, SAINT PETE BEACH,  
BRADENTON BEACH, LONGBOAT KEY, SIESTA KEY, TURTLE BEACH, AND VENICE  
300 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2026  
   
TODAY
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
UV INDEX**..................HIGH.  
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE MID 50S.  
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 03:13 AM EST.  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 05:08 PM EST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 50S.  
WINDS.......................WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING,  
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  
TIDES...  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 07:10 PM EST.  
LOW AT 04:35 AM EST.  
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 02:57 AM EST.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 08:19 PM EST.  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 06:17 PM EST.  
 

 
 
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  
 

 
 
FLZ162-165-102200-  
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-  
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF MANASOTA KEY, PALM ISLAND, CAPTIVA, SANIBEL,  
AND FORT MYERS BEACH  
300 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2026  
   
TODAY
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
UV INDEX**..................HIGH.  
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE UPPER 50S.  
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 05:08 PM EST.  
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 06:00 PM EST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLEAR.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 50S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  
TIDES...  
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 02:57 AM EST.  
FORT MYERS BEACH.........LOW AT 03:01 AM EST.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 06:17 PM EST.  
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 07:09 PM EST.  
 

 
 
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  
 

 
 
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