Surf & Beach Report Updated: 7:30 pm
Aloha West Florida this is the machine with the Thursday evening report. slight chance rain showers into the hour. Surf is up into the night. Right now the Egmont Channel buoy is at 2.6 ft. Shin to knee pulse at right spot and tide. Tides are posted on this page below. Short wave period around 4 seconds.Water temperature at 91 ° inside Venice inlet. Gulf Water temperature at 88 °. Currently west-northwest winds 11 to 15 knots on Venice Beach. Clearwater beach west-northwest winds 13 to 17 knots. Later on across the region Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. First Light is at 6:18 am and Sunrise is at 6:45 am. The moon phase is Waxing Cresent at 7.35% illumination and next main phase is First Quarter on 7-21. 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 today; 1 hour and 12 minutes till Last Light.
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National Hurricane Center is reporting on two areas with a Formation chance through 48 hours chance for development. The WX Page surveils the Tropical Atlantic with 24/7 updates, timestamped graphics and forecasting images. There are two Tropical Waves currently under observation. Check out the Tropical Weather Discussion for more information about Tropical Waves. Further guidance for the Atlantic can be found within GFS modeling. When the next storm develops, Bertha will be it's name. A total of 137 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.
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Venice Inlet at the Marina (2026-07-16 18:00 EDT.) The water temperature is at 91.4 ° and water height is at -0.30 ft.Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM (Check in near real time) Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
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Current moon phase is Waxing Cresent. Percentage of moon's disk illuminated is 7.35%. The next main phase is First Quarter on 7-21. This begins in 4 days, 11 hours and 35 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 2 days, 13 hours and 44 minutes. Astronomical Moon phases below:
Expanded Moon Phase Time and Dates
| First Light | 6:18 am |
| Sunrise | 6:45 am |
| Sunset | 8:25 pm |
| Last Light | 8:52 pm |
| First Light | 6:19 am |
| Sunrise | 6:46 am |
| Sunset | 8:25 pm |
| Last Light | 8:52 pm |
New: 120 day Sunrise and Sunset scheduele
| Summmer Solstice | 6-21-2026 |
| Autumn Equinox | 9-22-2026 |
| Winter Solstice | 12-21-2026 |
| Vernal Equinox | 3-20-2027 |
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 07:00 PM | 2.6 | 4 | NW |
| 06:30 PM | 2.6 | 5 | NW |
| 06:00 PM | 2.3 | 5 | NW |
| 05:30 PM | 2.6 | 5 | NW |
| 05:00 PM | 2.6 | 5 | NW |
| 04:30 PM | 2.3 | 4 | NW |
| 04:00 PM | 2.3 | 5 | NW |
| 03:30 PM | 2.3 | 5 | NW |
| 03:00 PM | 2.3 | 4 | NW |
| 02:30 PM | 2.3 | 4 | NW |
| 02:00 PM | 2.3 | 4 | NW |
| 01:30 PM | 2.0 | 5 | NW |
| 01:00 PM | 2.0 | 4 | NW |
| 12:30 PM | 2.0 | 4 | NW |
| 12:00 PM | 2.0 | 4 | NW |
| 11:30 AM | 2.0 | 4 | NW |
| 11:00 AM | 2.0 | 4 | NW |
| 10:30 AM | 2.0 | 3 | NW |
| 10:00 AM | 2.0 | 3 | NW |
| 09:30 AM | 1.6 | 4 | NW |
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 06:56 PM | 2.3 | 5 | NNW |
| 06:26 PM | 2.0 | 4 | NNW |
| 05:56 PM | 2.0 | 4 | NNW |
| 05:26 PM | 2.0 | 4 | NNW |
| 04:56 PM | 2.3 | 4 | NNW |
| 03:56 PM | 2.0 | 4 | NNW |
| 03:26 PM | 2.0 | 4 | NNW |
| 02:56 PM | 2.0 | 4 | NNW |
| 02:26 PM | 2.0 | 4 | NNW |
| 01:56 PM | 2.0 | 4 | NNW |
| 01:26 PM | 1.6 | 3 | NW |
| 12:56 PM | 1.6 | 3 | NW |
| 12:26 PM | 1.6 | 3 | NW |
| 11:56 AM | 1.6 | 3 | NW |
| 11:26 AM | 1.6 | 3 | NW |
| 10:56 AM | 1.6 | 3 | NW |
| 10:26 AM | 1.6 | 3 | WNW |
| 09:56 AM | 1.6 | 3 | WNW |
| 09:26 AM | 1.6 | 4 | S |
| 08:56 AM | 2.0 | 4 | SSW |
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 06:50 PM | 2.3 | 5 | WNW |
| 05:50 PM | 2.3 | 5 | NW |
| 05:20 PM | 2.3 | 5 | NW |
| 04:50 PM | 2.3 | 5 | WNW |
| 01:50 PM | 2.3 | 5 | NW |
| 12:50 PM | 2.3 | 4 | NW |
| 11:50 AM | 2.6 | 5 | NW |
| 10:50 AM | 2.6 | 5 | NW |
| 10:20 AM | 2.3 | 5 | NW |
| 09:50 AM | 2.3 | 5 | NW |
| 09:20 AM | 2.3 | 4 | NW |
| 08:50 AM | 2.3 | 4 | NW |
| 08:20 AM | 2.0 | 4 | NW |
| 07:50 AM | 2.0 | 4 | NW |
| 05:50 AM | 1.6 | 3 | NW |
| 04:50 AM | 1.6 | 4 | NW |
| 04:20 AM | 1.3 | 4 | WNW |
| 03:50 AM | 1.3 | 5 | WNW |
| 02:50 AM | 1.3 | 5 | W |
| 01:50 AM | 1.3 | 4 | WNW |
| Time | Wind kts | Gusts kts | Cardinal |
| 07:10 PM | 13.3 | 15.2 | WNW |
| 06:50 PM | 11.4 | 15.2 | WNW |
| 06:40 PM | 11.4 | 15.2 | WNW |
| 06:20 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | WNW |
| 06:10 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | WNW |
| 06:00 PM | 11.4 | 15.2 | WNW |
| 05:50 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | NW |
| 05:20 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | WNW |
| 05:10 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | WNW |
| 05:00 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | WNW |
| 04:50 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | WNW |
| 04:40 PM | 11.4 | 15.2 | WNW |
| 04:20 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | WNW |
| 04:10 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | WNW |
| 04:00 PM | 11.4 | 11.4 | WNW |
| 03:40 PM | 9.5 | 13.3 | W |
| 03:30 PM | 9.5 | 11.4 | W |
| 03:20 PM | 9.5 | 13.3 | W |
| 03:10 PM | 9.5 | 11.4 | WNW |
| 03:00 PM | 7.6 | 11.4 | WNW |
| Time | Wind kts | Gusts kts | Cardinal |
| 06:48 PM | 13.3 | 17.1 | WNW |
| 06:48 PM | 13.3 | 17.1 | WNW |
| 06:30 PM | 13.3 | 15.2 | WNW |
| 06:18 PM | 13.3 | 15.2 | WNW |
| 06:00 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | WNW |
| 06:00 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | WNW |
| 05:48 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | WNW |
| 05:30 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | WNW |
| 05:18 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | NW |
| 05:00 PM | 11.4 | 15.2 | NW |
| 04:54 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | WNW |
| 04:48 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | NW |
| 04:30 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | NW |
| 04:18 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | WNW |
| 04:00 PM | 11.4 | 15.2 | WNW |
| 03:48 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | WNW |
| 03:30 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | NW |
| 03:18 PM | 11.4 | 15.2 | WNW |
| 03:00 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | WNW |
| 02:48 PM | 11.4 | 15.2 | WNW |
| Time | Wind kts | Gusts kts | Cardinal |
| 05:00 PM | 9.5 | 11.4 | NW |
| 04:00 PM | 9.5 | 11.4 | NW |
| 03:00 PM | 7.6 | 11.4 | NW |
| 02:00 PM | 7.6 | 11.4 | NW |
| 01:00 PM | 9.5 | 11.4 | NW |
| 12:00 PM | 7.6 | 9.5 | WNW |
| 11:00 AM | 7.6 | 11.4 | NW |
| 10:00 AM | 7.6 | 11.4 | NW |
| 09:00 AM | 9.5 | 11.4 | NW |
| 08:00 AM | 7.6 | 9.5 | NW |
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