854  
FZUS52 KTBW 160612  
SRFTBW  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
112 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2025  
 
FLZ139-142-148-149-162115-  
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  
112 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2025  
   
TODAY  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
UV INDEX**..................MODERATE.  
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE MID 60S.  
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 11:51 AM EST.  
LOW AT 05:23 PM EST.  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 12:19 PM EST.  
LOW AT 05:12 PM EST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 8 PM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY UNTIL 9 PM, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 60S.  
WINDS.......................WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 11:14 PM EST.  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 11:16 PM EST.  
   
MONDAY  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING WEST  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
CEDAR KEY................LOW AT 06:12 AM EST.  
HIGH AT 12:40 PM EST.  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 06:30 AM EST.  
HIGH AT 01:15 PM EST.  
LOW AT 05:36 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  
 
 
 
FLZ050-151-155-160-162115-  
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  
112 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2025  
   
TODAY  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
UV INDEX**..................MODERATE.  
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 70S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING  
WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 12:19 PM EST.  
LOW AT 05:12 PM EST.  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 10:17 AM EST.  
LOW AT 03:34 PM EST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 60S.  
WINDS.......................WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 11:16 PM EST.  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 09:14 PM EST.  
LOW AT 04:52 AM EST.  
   
MONDAY  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 06:30 AM EST.  
HIGH AT 01:15 PM EST.  
LOW AT 05:36 PM EST.  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 11:13 AM EST.  
LOW AT 03:58 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  
 
 
 
FLZ162-165-162115-  
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-  
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF MANASOTA KEY, PALM ISLAND, CAPTIVA, SANIBEL,  
AND FORT MYERS BEACH  
112 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2025  
   
TODAY  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
UV INDEX**..................MODERATE.  
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 10:17 AM EST.  
LOW AT 03:34 PM EST.  
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 11:09 AM EST.  
LOW AT 03:38 PM EST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLEAR.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 60S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 09:14 PM EST.  
LOW AT 04:52 AM EST.  
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 10:06 PM EST.  
LOW AT 04:56 AM EST.  
   
MONDAY  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING WEST  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 11:13 AM EST.  
LOW AT 03:58 PM EST.  
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 12:05 PM EST.  
LOW AT 04:02 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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