629  
FZUS52 KTBW 050914  
SRFTBW  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
514 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
 
FLZ139-142-148-149-052015-  
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  
514 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
   
TODAY  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.  
UV INDEX**..................EXTREME.  
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE MID 80S.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 09:49 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 05:22 PM EDT.  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 10:06 AM EDT.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....HIGH.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TIDES...  
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 12:00 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 04:34 AM EDT.  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 06:20 PM EDT.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
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 MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 10:37 AM EDT.  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 10:46 AM EDT.  
 
 
 
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 CLEARWATER BEACH, SAINT PETE BEACH,  
BRADENTON BEACH, LONGBOAT KEY, SIESTA KEY, TURTLE BEACH, AND VENICE  
514 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
   
TODAY  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....HIGH.  
UV INDEX**..................EXTREME.  
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE MID 80S.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING WEST  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 10:06 AM EDT.  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 08:04 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 04:42 PM EDT.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....HIGH.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 2 AM, THEN PARTLY  
CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 06:20 PM EDT.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........MODERATE.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....HIGH.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 10:46 AM EDT.  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 08:44 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 05:35 PM EDT.  
 
 
 
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 MANASOTA KEY, PALM ISLAND, CAPTIVA, SANIBEL,  
AND FORT MYERS BEACH  
514 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
   
TODAY  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........MODERATE.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....HIGH.  
UV INDEX**..................EXTREME.  
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE MID 80S.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.  
WINDS.......................WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 08:04 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 04:42 PM EDT.  
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 08:56 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 04:46 PM EDT.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........MODERATE.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....HIGH.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN PARTLY  
CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 80.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
NONE.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........MODERATE.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND  
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 08:44 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 05:35 PM EDT.  
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 09:36 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 05:39 PM EDT.  
 
 
 
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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