421
FZUS52 KTBW 160714
SRFTBW
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
314 AM EDT WED JUL 16 2025
FLZ139-142-148-149-162015-
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
314 AM EDT WED JUL 16 2025
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....HIGH.
UV INDEX**..................EXTREME.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE UPPER 80S.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 2 PM, THEN MOSTLY
CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 06:35 AM EDT.
LOW AT 12:49 PM EDT.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 07:10 AM EDT.
LOW AT 01:04 PM EDT.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 10 PM, THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 80.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 06:43 PM EDT.
LOW AT 01:00 AM EDT.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 06:52 PM EDT.
LOW AT 01:16 AM EDT.
THURSDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....HIGH.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 07:10 AM EDT.
LOW AT 01:49 PM EDT.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 07:40 AM EDT.
LOW AT 02:23 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
FLZ050-151-155-160-162015-
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
314 AM EDT WED JUL 16 2025
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........MODERATE.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....HIGH.
UV INDEX**..................EXTREME.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE UPPER 80S.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 2 PM, THEN MOSTLY
CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 90.
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 07:10 AM EDT.
LOW AT 01:04 PM EDT.
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 11:26 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 04:50 PM EDT.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........MODERATE.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 9 PM, THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 06:52 PM EDT.
LOW AT 01:16 AM EDT.
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 11:38 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 05:38 AM EDT.
THURSDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....HIGH.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 90S.
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 07:40 AM EDT.
LOW AT 02:23 PM EDT.
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 12:45 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
FLZ162-165-162015-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF MANASOTA KEY, PALM ISLAND, CAPTIVA, SANIBEL,
AND FORT MYERS BEACH
314 AM EDT WED JUL 16 2025
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........MODERATE.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....HIGH.
UV INDEX**..................EXTREME.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE UPPER 80S.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 11:26 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 04:50 PM EDT.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........LOW AT 11:30 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 05:42 PM EDT.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........MODERATE.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 8 PM, THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY UNTIL 9 PM, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
UNTIL 11 PM, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 11:38 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 05:38 AM EDT.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........LOW AT 11:42 PM EDT.
THURSDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....HIGH.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 5 PM, THEN MOSTLY
CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 90.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 12:45 PM EDT.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 06:30 AM EDT.
LOW AT 12:49 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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