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


Sunday November 1 4:00 AM EST Today's Wave height and wind

Surf & Beach Report Updated: 4:00 am

Aloha West Florida this is the machine with the Sunday dawn patrol Gulf surf and beach report. Latest coastal observations into the hour. Water temperature at 76 ° inside Venice inlet. Gulf Water temperature at 77 °. High humidity with the dew point at 72°. The UV Index is (3) moderate today. Currently northeast winds 8 to 11 knots on Venice Beach; Outgoing tide at 2.4 ↓ ft...(more.) Clearwater beach east-northeast winds 8 to 10 knots; Outgoing tide 2.9 ↓ ft...(more.) . Sunset is at 6:46 pm. The moon phase is Last Quarter at 51% illumination. Tides just after Last Quarter are know as Neap Tides. Next phase is Waning Cresent. Surf is down into the dawn patrol. Wave height 2.0 ft (ENE 71°) at the Egmont Channel. Dominant wave period at 3 seconds. 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; 3 hours and 7 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. 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 29 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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The Swellmachine is always updated bringing visitors cutting-edge Twenty-Four hour a day coverage of Florida Gulf surf & beach conditions. Swellmachine website users are kept up to date; Without ever having to wait on posts and updates. Even if they wake up well before the crack of dawn; no problem here. Swellmachine has got it all covered. Hey; the latest update was at 4:00 am. Want to score the elusive Gulf surf & increase enjoyment of local beaches? Stay tuned to the Swellmachine's report, the Free 16-day West Florida Surf Forecast, Marine Forecast, Weather Forecast, Marine Alerts and Weather Alerts. Also check out the latest buoy data, weather observations, tides, Sunrise, Sunsets and more. All on this page. Have a good night.

Tides

West Florida Tides for over 100 locations.

East Florida Tides for over 170 locations.

Crows Nest Marina Guage

Venice Inlet at the Marina (2026-11-01 03:00 EST.) The water temperature is at 75.7 ° and water height is at 0.00 ft.

Marine Forecast & Alerts

Synopsis and Marine Forecast links updated by the NWS
East-northeast winds to exercise caution and near advisory levels will remain over the waters through the next several days. Rain chances increase for Sunday into Monday with scattered showers and storms possible. High pressure and drier weather returns for mid- week with winds diminishing. Source: FZUS52 KTBW NWS - Synopsis

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Gulf of Mexico Marine Watches, Warnings and Advisories for the entire Gulf of Mexico.

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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 Saturday 31st of October 2026 06:18 PM.
Overnight
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers this evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Sunday
Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening. Lows around 70. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Monday
Mostly sunny with scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

SWFL Moon Phases & Name

Current moon phase is Last Quarter at 51% illumination. The next phase is Waning Cresent. 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 21 days, 16 hours and 9 minutes. Astronomical Moon phases below:


The November Full Moon is also known as the Beaver Full Moon.

Expanded Moon Phase Time and Dates

SWFL Sun Rise & Sunset Set

November 1, 2026 (Sunday)

First Light7:15 am
Sunrise7:40 am
Sunset6:46 pm
Last Light7:11 pm

November 2, 2026 (Monday)

First Light7:15 am
Sunrise7:40 am
Sunset6:45 pm
Last Light7:10 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: 2461345.88003

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 03:30 AM EST
Swell Direction : 71 ° ENE
Wave height: 1.9 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 3 s
Average Wave Period : 2.7 s
TimeWave HeightPeriodDirection
03:30 AM EST2.03ENE
02:30 AM EST2.03ENE
02:00 AM EST2.03ENE
01:30 AM EST2.03ENE
02:30 AM 2.03ENE
02:00 AM 2.03NE
01:30 AM 2.03ENE
01:00 AM 2.33ENE
12:30 AM 2.33ENE
12:00 AM 2.33ENE
11:30 PM 2.03ENE
11:00 PM 2.03NE
10:30 PM 1.63ENE
10:00 PM 1.63ENE
09:30 PM 2.03ENE
09:00 PM 1.63E
08:00 PM 1.33E
07:00 PM 1.04NNW
06:30 PM 1.04NNW
06:00 PM 1.34NNW

42099 Buoy

St. Petersburg Offshore
Timestamp 03:26 AM EST
Swell Direction : 86 ° E
Wave height: 5.5 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 5 s
Average Wave Period : 4.6 s
TimeWave HeightPeriodDirection
03:26 AM EST5.65E
02:56 AM EST5.25E
02:26 AM EST4.96ESE
01:56 AM EST5.26E
01:26 AM EST4.96E
02:26 AM 4.96E
01:56 AM 4.95E
01:26 AM 4.95E
12:56 AM 4.95E
12:26 AM 4.65ENE
11:56 PM 3.95E
11:26 PM 3.95E
10:56 PM 3.95ENE
10:26 PM 3.95ENE
09:56 PM 3.65ENE
09:26 PM 3.65ENE
08:56 PM 3.65ENE
08:26 PM 3.65ENE
07:56 PM 3.66ENE
06:56 PM 4.36ENE

42036 Wave Buoy

West Tampa
Timestamp 02:50 AM EST
Swell Direction : 88 ° E
Wave height: 4.9 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 5 s
Average Wave Period : 4.3 s
TimeWave HeightPeriodDirection
02:50 AM EST4.95E
01:50 AM EST3.95E
02:20 AM 3.94E
01:50 AM 3.64E
12:50 AM 3.94E
11:50 PM 3.34ENE
10:50 PM 3.34ENE
09:50 PM 3.35ENE
09:20 PM 3.35ENE
08:50 PM 3.65E
08:20 PM 3.65ENE
07:50 PM 3.64ENE
06:50 PM 3.36SSE
06:20 PM 3.65ENE
05:50 PM 3.95E
05:20 PM 4.35E
04:50 PM 4.35E
03:50 PM 3.95E
02:50 PM 3.95ENE
01:50 PM 4.35E

VENF1 Wind Station

Venice
Timestamp: 03:40 AM EST
Wind Direction : 40 ° NE
Wind Speed: 5.7 kts
Wind Gusts: 9.5 kts
Baromertic Pressure: 1018.4 mb
Air Temperature: 74 °f
Dew Point: 72 °f
TimeWind ktsGusts ktsCardinal
03:40 AM EST5.79.5NE
03:00 AM EST7.611.4NE
02:50 AM EST7.611.4NE
02:40 AM EST5.79.5NE
02:20 AM EST7.611.4NE
02:10 AM EST7.611.4NE
02:00 AM EST7.611.4NE
01:50 AM EST7.611.4NE
01:40 AM EST7.611.4NE
02:30 AM 7.611.4NE
02:10 AM 5.79.5ENE
02:00 AM 7.611.4ENE
01:50 AM 7.69.5ENE
01:40 AM 5.79.5ENE
01:20 AM 5.77.6ENE
01:10 AM 5.79.5ENE
01:00 AM 7.69.5ENE
12:50 AM 7.611.4ENE
12:40 AM 7.611.4ENE
12:20 AM 7.611.4ENE

CWBF1 Wind Station

Clearwater
Timestamp: 03:18 AM EST
Wind Direction : 50 ° NE
Wind Speed: 7.6 kts
Wind Gusts: 11.4 kts
Baromertic Pressure: 1019.4 mb
Water Temperature: 74 °f
TimeWind ktsGusts ktsCardinal
03:18 AM EST7.611.4NE
02:48 AM EST7.69.5ENE
02:30 AM EST9.511.4ENE
02:18 AM EST7.615.2ENE
02:00 AM EST7.613.3ENE
02:00 AM EST7.613.3ENE
01:48 AM EST7.611.4ENE
01:30 AM EST9.511.4ENE
01:18 AM EST7.611.4E
02:18 AM 7.611.4E
02:00 AM 5.713.3E
01:48 AM 7.611.4ENE
01:30 AM 7.613.3ENE
01:18 AM 7.611.4ENE
01:00 AM 9.517.1ENE
12:48 AM 7.613.3ENE
12:30 AM 7.611.4ENE
12:18 AM 9.513.3ENE
12:00 AM 11.413.3ENE
11:30 PM 11.415.2ENE

42013 C-10 Wind Station

Sarasota C-10
Timestamp: 02:35 AM EST
Wind Direction : 80 ° E
Wind Speed: 15.2 kts
Wind Gusts: 19 kts
Baromertic Pressure: 1017.9 mb
Water Temperature: 78 °f
TimeWind ktsGusts ktsCardinal
01:00 AM 13.3 17.1 ENE
01:00 AM 13.3 17.1 ENE
01:00 AM 13.3 17.1 E
12:00 AM 13.3 17.1 E
11:00 PM 17.1 20.9 E
10:00 PM 15.2 17.1 E
09:00 PM 15.2 17.1 E
08:00 PM 13.3 17.1 E
07:00 PM 13.3 19 ENE
06:00 PM 15.2 17.1 ENE


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