705
FZUS52 KTBW 300731
SRFTBW
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
331 AM EDT SUN AUG 30 2026
FLZ139-142-148-149-302030-
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
331 AM EDT SUN AUG 30 2026
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.
UV INDEX**..................VERY HIGH.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE MID 80S.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................LOW AT 10:06 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 04:06 PM EDT.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 10:06 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 04:16 PM EDT.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 3 AM, THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................LOW AT 10:24 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 04:16 AM EDT.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 10:25 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 04:18 AM EDT.
MONDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................LOW AT 10:47 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 04:53 PM EDT.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 10:54 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 05:08 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
FLZ050-151-155-160-302030-
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
331 AM EDT SUN AUG 30 2026
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.
UV INDEX**..................VERY HIGH.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE UPPER 80S.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 10:06 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 04:16 PM EDT.
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 08:28 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 02:14 PM EDT.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1 AM, THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 10:25 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 04:18 AM EDT.
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 08:47 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 02:16 AM EDT.
MONDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 10:54 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 05:08 PM EDT.
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 09:16 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 03:06 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
FLZ162-165-302030-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF MANASOTA KEY, PALM ISLAND, CAPTIVA, SANIBEL,
AND FORT MYERS BEACH
331 AM EDT SUN AUG 30 2026
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.
UV INDEX**..................VERY HIGH.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE UPPER 80S.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 08:28 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 02:14 PM EDT.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........LOW AT 08:32 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 03:06 PM EDT.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1 AM, THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 08:47 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 02:16 AM EDT.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........LOW AT 08:51 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 03:08 AM EDT.
MONDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 09:16 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 03:06 PM EDT.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........LOW AT 09:20 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 03:58 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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