974
FZUS52 KTBW 090722
SRFTBW
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
322 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
FLZ139-142-148-149-092030-
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
322 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
UV INDEX**..................EXTREME.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE MID 80S.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 10:39 AM EDT.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 10:49 AM EDT.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 80.
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................LOW AT 06:35 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 01:32 AM EDT.
LOW AT 05:57 AM EDT.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 07:26 PM EDT.
MONDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 11:50 AM EDT.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 11:59 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
FLZ050-151-155-160-092030-
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
322 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.
UV INDEX**..................EXTREME.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE MID 80S.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 90S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 10:49 AM EDT.
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 08:47 AM EDT.
LOW AT 05:48 PM EDT.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 9 PM, THEN MOSTLY
CLOUDY UNTIL 10 PM, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 07:26 PM EDT.
MONDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 90S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 11:59 AM EDT.
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 09:57 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
FLZ162-165-092030-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF MANASOTA KEY, PALM ISLAND, CAPTIVA, SANIBEL,
AND FORT MYERS BEACH
322 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.
UV INDEX**..................EXTREME.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE MID 80S.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 90S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 08:47 AM EDT.
LOW AT 05:48 PM EDT.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 09:39 AM EDT.
LOW AT 05:52 PM EDT.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....HIGH.
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 7 PM, THEN MOSTLY
CLOUDY UNTIL 10 PM, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TIDES...
NONE.
MONDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 90S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 09:57 AM EDT.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 10:49 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
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