612
FZUS52 KTBW 270757
SRFTBW
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
257 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
FLZ139-142-148-149-272115-
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
257 AM EST SAT DEC 27 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.....................PARTLY SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS.......................WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 06:13 AM EST.
LOW AT 12:36 PM EST.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 06:41 AM EST.
LOW AT 01:11 PM EST.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN MOSTLY
CLOUDY.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 60S.
WINDS.......................WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 06:56 PM EST.
LOW AT 01:40 AM EST.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 07:46 PM EST.
LOW AT 02:32 AM EST.
SUNDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS.......................LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING WEST
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 07:39 AM EST.
LOW AT 01:33 PM EST.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 08:16 AM EST.
LOW AT 01:47 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
FLZ050-151-155-160-272115-
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
257 AM EST SAT DEC 27 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.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 06:41 AM EST.
LOW AT 01:11 PM EST.
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 11:33 AM EST.
HIGH AT 05:44 PM EST.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 60S.
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 07:46 PM EST.
LOW AT 02:32 AM EST.
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 12:54 AM EST.
SUNDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 70S.
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 08:16 AM EST.
LOW AT 01:47 PM EST.
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 06:14 AM EST.
LOW AT 12:09 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
FLZ162-165-272115-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF MANASOTA KEY, PALM ISLAND, CAPTIVA, SANIBEL,
AND FORT MYERS BEACH
257 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
UV INDEX**..................MODERATE.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........AROUND 70.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 70S.
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 11:33 AM EST.
HIGH AT 05:44 PM EST.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........LOW AT 11:37 AM EST.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLEAR.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 60.
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 12:54 AM EST.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 06:36 PM EST.
LOW AT 12:58 AM EST.
SUNDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 70S.
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 06:14 AM EST.
LOW AT 12:09 PM EST.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 07:06 AM EST.
LOW AT 12:13 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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