948
FZUS52 KTBW 120650
SRFTBW
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
250 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
FLZ139-142-148-149-122100-
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
250 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
UV INDEX**..................HIGH.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........AROUND 80.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................LOW AT 09:44 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 04:06 PM EDT.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 09:54 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 04:42 PM EDT.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLEAR.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH, BECOMING
NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................LOW AT 09:39 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 03:16 AM EDT.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 08:58 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 02:48 AM EDT.
TUESDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH, BECOMING
NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................LOW AT 10:19 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 04:45 PM EDT.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 10:34 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 05:39 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
FLZ050-151-155-160-122100-
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
250 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........MODERATE.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 TO 2 FEET.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
UV INDEX**..................HIGH.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE LOWER 80S.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 09:54 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 04:42 PM EDT.
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 08:16 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 02:40 PM EDT.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 TO 2 FEET.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................CLEAR.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 08:58 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 02:48 AM EDT.
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 07:20 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 12:46 AM EDT.
TUESDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH,
BECOMING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 10:34 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 05:39 PM EDT.
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 08:56 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 03:37 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
FLZ162-165-122100-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF MANASOTA KEY, PALM ISLAND, CAPTIVA, SANIBEL,
AND FORT MYERS BEACH
250 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........MODERATE.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 TO 2 FEET.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
UV INDEX**..................HIGH.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE MID 80S.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 08:16 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 02:40 PM EDT.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........LOW AT 08:20 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 03:32 PM EDT.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 TO 2 FEET.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................CLEAR.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 07:20 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 12:46 AM EDT.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........LOW AT 07:24 PM EDT.
HIGH AT 01:38 AM EDT.
TUESDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH,
BECOMING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 08:56 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 03:37 PM EDT.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........LOW AT 09:00 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 04:29 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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