Hourly Gulf Surf Report & 16-day West Florida Surf Forecast


Thursday October 29 12:30 AM EDT Today's Wave height and wind

Surf & Beach Report Updated: 12:30 am

Aloha West Florida this is the machine with the Wednesday night report. Latest coastal observations into the hour. Small hard north swell. If your near the beach take a peak and have little to no expectations.. Water temperature at 75 ° inside Venice inlet. Gulf Water temperature at 78 °.Currently northeast winds 11 to 17 knots on Venice Beach; Incomming tide at 2.8 ↑ ft...(more.) Clearwater beach north-northeast winds 6 to 10 knots; Incomming tide 3.4 ↑ ft...(more.) . High humidity with the dew point at 71°. First Light is at 7:13 am and Sunrise is at 7:38 am. The moon phase is Waning Gibbous at 81% illumination and next main phase is Last Quarter on 11-1. Keep checking back with the updated every fifteen minute surf reports and check out the wave models tab to score some waves.

Planning on beach or watersport activities at dawn; 6 hours and 40 minutes till first light.

Check out the full East Florida Surf forecast, weather forecast, marine forecast, buoy observations, beach cams, watches and warnings. The Swellmachine currently posting (EFL) surf: Overhead high. Onshore winds in the mix.

Tropics

National Hurricane center reports that there are no cyclones at this time and Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next seven days. The WX Page surveils the Tropical Atlantic with 24/7 updates, timestamped graphics and forecasting images. The Tropical Weather Outlook is available in audio or text based format. When the next storm develops, Leah will be it's name. A total of 32 days of Hurricane season ahead.

*The 2026 storm names are as follows; Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gonzalo, Hanna, Isaias, Josephine, Kyle, Leah, Marco, Nana, Omar, Paulette, Rene, Sally, Teddy, Vicky and Wilfred. Already 11 names crossed off the storm list. Counting down 10 names till the Greek Alphabet takes over naming storms.

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Tides

West Florida Tides for over 100 locations.

East Florida Tides for over 170 locations.

Crows Nest Marina Guage

Venice Inlet at the Marina (2026-10-28 23:00 EDT.) The water temperature is at 75.2 ° and water height is at 0.00 ft.

Marine Forecast & Alerts

Synopsis and Marine Forecast links updated by the NWS
Winds remain elevated at 20 to 25 knots through the overnight hours. By Thursday morning, pressure gradient should begin to relax with winds expected to decrease. If this materializes, the Small Craft Advisory will be allowed, though winds will be 15 to 20 knots with SCEC throughout the Gulf for the rest of the week. Our next frontal system will start to push through during the weekend with winds remain around 15 to 20 knots out of the east with the best chance of rain on Sunday. Source: FZUS52 KTBW NWS - Synopsis

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Weather Forecasts, Watches, Warnings and Advisories

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Weather Forecast for these Coastal West Florida Counties: Coastal Citrus , Coastal Hernando , Coastal Pasco , Coastal Hillsborough , Coastal Pinellas , Coastal Manatee , Coastal Sarasota , Coastal Charlotte , Coastal Lee , Coastal Collier County and Lower Monroe (Key West).

Florida Weather Menu covering entire state. Coastal and inland counties. Alerts, watches and warning includes with each forecast.

Swellmachine features a weather forecast below for one West Florida location below.

Coastal Sarasota FL

This includes all County beaches such as Lido Beach, Siesta Key, Point of Rocks, Turtle Beach, Nokomis North Jetty, Venice South Jetty, Manasota Beach and more.
NWS Forecast released on Wednesday 28th of October 2026 02:22 PM.
Tonight
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers this evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. Isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear with isolated showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Friday
Mostly sunny. Scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

SWFL Moon Phases & Name

Current moon phase is Waning Gibbous. Percentage of moon's disk illuminated is 81% and gradually becomes less illuminated. The next main phase is Last Quarter on 11-1. This begins in 3 days, 16 hours and 59 minutes. The present lunar month and orbital period is 29 days, 14 hours and 21 minutes . The Moon's age and time elapsed into this period is 18 days, 12 hours and 39 minutes. Astronomical Moon phases below:


The October Full Moon is also known as the Hunter's Full Moon.

Expanded Moon Phase Time and Dates

SWFL Sun Rise & Sunset Set

October 29, 2026 (Thursday)

First Light7:13 am
Sunrise7:38 am
Sunset6:48 pm
Last Light7:13 pm

October 30, 2026 (Friday)

First Light7:13 am
Sunrise7:38 am
Sunset6:47 pm
Last Light7:12 pm

New: 120 day Sunrise and Sunset scheduele

Astronomical Seasons

Autumn Equinox 9-22-2026
Winter Solstice 12-21-2026
Vernal Equinox 3-20-2027
Summmer Solstice 6-21-2027

JDN: 2461342.68919

Venice Jetty/Inlet [inside] Tides

Extended: Venice Inlet Tides
Nearby: Venice Pier Tides

St. Petersburg Tides

St. Petersburg Tides

Captiva Island Tides

Captiva Island (Pine Island Sound) Tides
Captiva Island (Outside) Tides
North Captiva Island Tides

Track The Tropics

42098 Buoy

Egmont Channel
Timestamp 12:00 AM EDT
Swell Direction : 328 ° NNW
Wave height: 2.6 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 5 s
Average Wave Period : 3.4 s
TimeWave HeightPeriodDirection
12:00 AM 2.65NNW
11:30 PM 2.65NNW
11:00 PM 2.63NNE
10:30 PM 3.05NNW
10:00 PM 2.64NNW
09:30 PM 2.65NNW
09:00 PM 3.04NNW
08:30 PM 3.04NNW
08:00 PM 2.63N
07:00 PM 3.05NNW
06:30 PM 2.65NNW
06:00 PM 2.65NNW
05:30 PM 2.66NW
05:00 PM 2.66NW
04:30 PM 3.04NNW
04:00 PM 3.06NW
03:30 PM 3.06NW
03:00 PM 3.06NW
02:30 PM 3.05NNW
02:00 PM 3.06NNW

42099 Buoy

St. Petersburg Offshore
Timestamp 11:56 PM EDT
Swell Direction : 8 ° N
Wave height: 6.5 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 7 s
Average Wave Period : 5.2 s
TimeWave HeightPeriodDirection
11:56 PM 6.67N
11:26 PM 6.67NNE
10:56 PM 6.67N
10:26 PM 6.67NNE
09:56 PM 7.27NNE
09:26 PM 7.57NNE
08:56 PM 6.97NNE
08:26 PM 7.57NNE
07:56 PM 7.57NNE
07:26 PM 7.57NNE
06:56 PM 7.27NNE
06:26 PM 7.57NNE
05:56 PM 6.97NNE
05:26 PM 7.57NNE
04:56 PM 7.57NNE
04:26 PM 7.27NNE
03:56 PM 6.97NNE
03:26 PM 6.97NNE
02:56 PM 6.67NNE
02:26 PM 6.97NNE

42036 Wave Buoy

West Tampa
Timestamp 11:50 PM EDT
Swell Direction : 33 ° NNE
Wave height: 4.9 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 5 s
Average Wave Period : 4.6 s
TimeWave HeightPeriodDirection
11:50 PM 4.95NNE
11:20 PM 4.65NE
10:50 PM 4.95NE
09:50 PM 4.96NNE
08:50 PM 5.26NNE
08:20 PM 5.26NNE
07:50 PM 4.96NNE
07:20 PM 4.96NNE
06:50 PM 4.96NNE
06:20 PM 5.26NNE
05:50 PM 5.96NNE
05:20 PM 5.96NNE
04:50 PM 5.96NE
03:50 PM 5.67NNE
03:20 PM 5.66NE
02:50 PM 6.27NE
01:50 PM 6.26NE
01:20 PM 6.27NE
12:50 PM 6.67NE
11:50 AM 6.67NE

VENF1 Wind Station

Venice
Timestamp: 12:00 AM EDT
Wind Direction : 50 ° NE
Wind Speed: 11.4 kts
Wind Gusts: 17.1 kts
Baromertic Pressure: 1015.2 mb
Air Temperature: 73 °f
Dew Point: 71 °f
TimeWind ktsGusts ktsCardinal
12:00 AM 11.417.1NE
11:50 PM 11.417.1NE
11:30 PM 11.417.1NE
11:20 PM 11.415.2NE
11:10 PM 11.417.1NE
11:00 PM 9.515.2NE
10:50 PM 11.417.1NE
10:30 PM 13.319NE
10:20 PM 11.417.1NE
10:10 PM 11.419NE
10:00 PM 13.319NE
09:50 PM 15.220.9NE
09:30 PM 13.319NE
09:20 PM 13.319NE
09:10 PM 11.420.9NE
09:00 PM 11.417.1NE
08:50 PM 11.415.2NE
08:30 PM 9.515.2NE
08:10 PM 9.515.2NE
08:00 PM 9.515.2NNE

CWBF1 Wind Station

Clearwater
Timestamp: 11:48 PM EDT
Wind Direction : 30 ° NNE
Wind Speed: 5.7 kts
Wind Gusts: 9.5 kts
Baromertic Pressure: 1017.1 mb
TimeWind ktsGusts ktsCardinal
11:48 PM 5.79.5NNE
11:30 PM 7.69.5NE
11:18 PM 5.711.4NNE
11:00 PM 7.611.4NNE
10:48 PM 7.613.3NE
10:30 PM 9.513.3NNE
10:18 PM 9.513.3NE
10:00 PM 9.513.3NE
09:48 PM 9.515.2NNE
09:30 PM 11.415.2NE
09:18 PM 11.415.2NE
09:00 PM 9.513.3NE
08:48 PM 9.513.3NE
08:30 PM 11.417.1NNE
08:18 PM 9.511.4NNE
08:00 PM 7.611.4NNE
07:48 PM 9.513.3NNE
07:30 PM 9.513.3NE
07:18 PM 7.613.3NNE
07:00 PM 7.611.4NE

42013 C-10 Wind Station

Sarasota C-10
Timestamp: 11:35 PM EDT
Wind Direction : 50 ° NE
Wind Speed: 19 kts
Wind Gusts: 24.7 kts
Baromertic Pressure: 1015.1 mb
Water Temperature: 78 °f
TimeWind ktsGusts ktsCardinal
10:00 PM 19 24.7 NE
09:00 PM 15.2 19 ENE
08:00 PM 15.2 19 ENE
07:00 PM 15.2 17.1 NE
06:00 PM 17.1 20.9 NE
05:00 PM 17.1 20.9 NNE
04:00 PM 17.1 20.9 NNE
03:00 PM 17.1 20.9 NNE
02:00 PM 17.1 20.9 NNE
01:00 PM 17.1 22.8 NNE


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