107  
FZUS52 KTBW 310725  
SRFTBW  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
325 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2026  
 
FLZ139-142-148-149-312030-  
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  
325 AM EDT MON AUG 31 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 5 MPH, BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
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.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 8 PM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
CEDAR KEY................LOW AT 10:56 PM EDT.  
HIGH AT 04:45 AM EDT.  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 10:45 PM EDT.  
HIGH AT 04:44 AM EDT.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
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.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
CEDAR KEY................LOW AT 11:32 AM EDT.  
HIGH AT 05:43 PM EDT.  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 11:48 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  
 
 
 
FLZ050-151-155-160-312030-  
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  
325 AM EDT MON AUG 31 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............AROUND 90.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING WEST  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
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.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 8 PM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING  
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TIDES...  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 10:45 PM EDT.  
HIGH AT 04:44 AM EDT.  
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 09:07 PM EDT.  
HIGH AT 02:42 AM EDT.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 90.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING NORTH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 11:48 AM EDT.  
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 10:10 AM EDT.  
HIGH AT 04:06 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  
 
 
 
FLZ162-165-312030-  
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-  
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF MANASOTA KEY, PALM ISLAND, CAPTIVA, SANIBEL,  
AND FORT MYERS BEACH  
325 AM EDT MON AUG 31 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............AROUND 90.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING WEST  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
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.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 2 AM, THEN PARTLY  
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 09:07 PM EDT.  
HIGH AT 02:42 AM EDT.  
FORT MYERS BEACH.........LOW AT 09:11 PM EDT.  
HIGH AT 03:34 AM EDT.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
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, BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 10:10 AM EDT.  
HIGH AT 04:06 PM EDT.  
FORT MYERS BEACH.........LOW AT 10:14 AM EDT.  
HIGH AT 04:58 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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