611
FZUS52 KTBW 150712
SRFTBW
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
312 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
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
312 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
UV INDEX**..................VERY HIGH.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE MID 70S.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 70S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................LOW AT 07:17 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 01:14 PM EDT.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 07:27 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 01:30 PM EDT.
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 10 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................LOW AT 07:37 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 01:50 AM EDT.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 07:54 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 02:08 AM EDT.
THURSDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 70S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................LOW AT 07:56 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 01:43 PM EDT.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 07:52 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 01:45 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
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
312 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
UV INDEX**..................VERY HIGH.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE MID 70S.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 07:27 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 01:30 PM EDT.
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 11:28 AM EDT.
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 10 MPH, BECOMING
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 07:54 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 02:08 AM EDT.
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 06:16 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 12:06 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.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 07:52 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 01:45 PM EDT.
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 06:14 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 11:43 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
FLZ162-165-152015-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF MANASOTA KEY, PALM ISLAND, CAPTIVA, SANIBEL,
AND FORT MYERS BEACH
312 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
UV INDEX**..................VERY HIGH.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE MID 70S.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 11:28 AM EDT.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 12:20 PM EDT.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLEAR.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 60S.
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 06:16 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 12:06 AM EDT.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........LOW AT 06:20 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 12:58 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.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING WEST
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 06:14 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 11:43 AM EDT.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........LOW AT 06:18 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 12:35 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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