693
FZUS52 KTBW 130743
SRFTBW
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
243 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
FLZ139-142-148-149-132115-
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
243 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
UV INDEX**..................HIGH.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE MID 50S.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 60S.
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 12:39 PM EST.
LOW AT 04:58 PM EST.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 06:28 AM EST.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 50S.
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 10:44 PM EST.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 10:45 PM EST.
SATURDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 60S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................LOW AT 06:25 AM EST.
HIGH AT 01:09 PM EST.
LOW AT 05:56 PM EST.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 07:05 AM EST.
HIGH AT 02:49 PM EST.
LOW AT 05:39 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
FLZ050-151-155-160-132115-
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
243 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
UV INDEX**..................HIGH.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE UPPER 50S.
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY UNTIL 12 PM, THEN SUNNY.
WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 06:28 AM EST.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 50S.
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 10:45 PM EST.
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 08:43 PM EST.
LOW AT 05:27 AM EST.
SATURDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY. PATCHY FOG.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING SOUTH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 07:05 AM EST.
HIGH AT 02:49 PM EST.
LOW AT 05:39 PM EST.
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 12:47 PM EST.
LOW AT 04:01 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
FLZ162-165-132115-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF MANASOTA KEY, PALM ISLAND, CAPTIVA, SANIBEL,
AND FORT MYERS BEACH
243 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
UV INDEX**..................HIGH.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........AROUND 60.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 11 AM, THEN MOSTLY
SUNNY. PATCHY FOG.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
NONE.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 50S.
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 08:43 PM EST.
LOW AT 05:27 AM EST.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 09:35 PM EST.
LOW AT 05:31 AM EST.
SATURDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY. PATCHY FOG.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING SOUTH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 12:47 PM EST.
LOW AT 04:01 PM EST.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 01:39 PM EST.
LOW AT 04:05 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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