966  
FZUS52 KTBW 150700  
SRFTBW  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
300 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2025  
 
FLZ139-142-148-149-152015-  
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 EDT WED OCT 15 2025  
   
TODAY  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
UV INDEX**..................VERY HIGH.  
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 08:47 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 04:38 PM EDT.  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 09:20 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 05:29 PM EDT.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLEAR.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 11:20 PM EDT.  
LOW AT 04:30 AM EDT.  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 12:56 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 05:08 AM EDT.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 10:37 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 05:44 PM EDT.  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 11:06 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  
 
 
 
FLZ050-151-155-160-152015-  
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 EDT WED OCT 15 2025  
   
TODAY  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
UV INDEX**..................VERY HIGH.  
WATER TEMPERATURE...........AROUND 80.  
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 09:20 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 05:29 PM EDT.  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 07:18 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 03:51 PM EDT.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLEAR.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 12:56 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 05:08 AM EDT.  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 10:54 PM EDT.  
LOW AT 03:30 AM EDT.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 11:06 AM EDT.  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 09:04 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 04:36 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  
 
 
 
FLZ162-165-152015-  
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-  
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF MANASOTA KEY, PALM ISLAND, CAPTIVA, SANIBEL,  
AND FORT MYERS BEACH  
300 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2025  
   
TODAY  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
UV INDEX**..................VERY HIGH.  
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 07:18 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 03:51 PM EDT.  
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 08:10 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 03:55 PM EDT.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLEAR.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 10:54 PM EDT.  
LOW AT 03:30 AM EDT.  
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 11:46 PM EDT.  
LOW AT 03:34 AM EDT.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 09:04 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 04:36 PM EDT.  
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 09:56 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 04:40 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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