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


Thursday January 22 3:00 AM EST Today's Wave height and wind

Surf & Beach Report Updated: 3:00 am

Aloha West Florida this is the machine with the Thursday sunrise Gulf surf and beach report. Latest coastal observations into the hour. Water temperature at 65 °. Barometric pressure at 29.97 in. The UV Index is (5) moderate today. Outgoing tide at Venice Pier 1.3 ↓ft...(more.) Clearwater beach northeast winds 4 to 6 knots; Outgoing tide 1.9 ↓ ft...(more.) . Sunset is at 6:04 pm. Surf is down into the sunrise. Wave height 1.0 ft (ENE 58°) at the Egmont Channel. Dominant wave period at 2 seconds. The next day of forecasted surf is this Monday; 4 days out. Stay tuned, 8 days of surf on tap. The Swellmachine's 16 day surf forecast shows chances for waves on Monday 1-26, Tuesday 1-27, Thursday 1-29, Friday 1-30, Saturday 1-31, Sunday 2-1, Monday 2-2 and Tuesday 2-3. Durring the 16 day forecast period, wave heights peak out around 9.1 feet at 8.87 seconds on Monday 2- 2. Also, a chance of glassy surf with easterly winds on Tuesday 2-3, Tuesday 1-27, Friday 1-30 and Saturday 1-31. Serious about surfing the Gulf, check out the Swellmachine's 16 day free forecast.

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6-day Gulf Surf, Wind, Wave & Tide Forecast

In addition to up to the minute comprehensive reporting. Take a look into the future with the Swellmachine's free 6-day model based beginners surf analysis and 16 day pro surf forecast. The beginners forecast breaks it down into an easy to read format by counties; the following have their own local page. Check out the Monday forecast:

16 Day Surf Forecast

Pro wind and wave forecast. The breakdown below is more in-depth and covers 16 days for advanced users

Forecast for Wednesday 21st of January 2026 thru Wednesday 28th of January 2026

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Forecast for Thursday 29th of January 2026 thru Thursday 5th of February 2026

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Venice Jetties 14 Hour Wave & Wind Forecast

Thursday 01-22

Hour
EST
Wave
Ft
Wave
Dir
Wave
Per
Wind
knots
Wind
Dir
41.5ENE2.9111.4ENE
51.5ENE2.9111.4ENE
61.5ENE2.9411.4ENE
71.5ENE2.9511.4ENE
81.5ENE2.9811.4ENE
91.6ENE2.9711.4NE
101.6NE3.0413.3NE
111.6NE3.0811.4ENE
121.4NE3.17.6NE
131.2NE3.083.8NNE
141.1NNE3.043.8N
150.9NNE3.035.7NNW
161.0NNE2.6811.4NNW
171.3N2.7111.4NNW
181.4N2.9311.4NNW

Bonus: Focused 3-Day Hourly.

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Crows Nest Marina Guage

Venice Inlet at the Marina (2026-01-22 02:00 EST.) The water temperature is at 60.8 ° and water height is at 0.03 ft.

Marine Forecast & Alerts

Synopsis and Marine Forecast links updated by the NWS
The gusty northeasterly winds have started to come down and that trend will continue through the overnight hours. By Thursday winds will be down to around 10 knots and then 5 to 10 knot on Friday. A front will be stalled north of Florida for the weekend. This will cause our winds to slowly shift for the weekend starting out easterly Saturday morning before shifting completely to the south on Sunday. Winds will also be slowly increasing throughout our weekend returning to 10 to 15 knots by Sunday morning. && 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).

West Florida Watches, Warnings and Advisories (filtered results in near real time) for these West Florida Counties: Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Manatee, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Citrus and Monroe.

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

All Florida Watches, Warnings and Advisories for the state of Florida.

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 21st of January 2026 11:33 PM.
Rest Of Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast after midnight.

SWFL Moon Phases & Name

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 3 days, 11 hours and 6 minutes. Astronomical Moon phases below:


The January Full Moon is also known as the Wolf Full Moon.

Expanded Moon Phase Time and Dates

SWFL Moon Rise & Set


SWFL Sun Rise & Sunset Set

January 22, 2026 (Thursday)

First Light6:53 am
Sunrise7:18 am
Sunset6:04 pm
Last Light6:30 pm

January 23, 2026 (Friday)

First Light6:52 am
Sunrise7:18 am
Sunset6:04 pm
Last Light6:30 pm

New: 120 day Sunrise and Sunset scheduele

Astronomical Seasons

Winter Solstice 12-21-2025
Vernal Equinox 3-20-2026
Summmer Solstice 6-21-2026
Autumn Equinox 9-22-2026

JDN: 2461062.83527

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

42098 Buoy

Egmont Channel
Timestamp 02:30 AM EST
Swell Direction : 58 ° ENE
Wave height: 0.9 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 2 s
Average Wave Period : 2.4 s
TimeWave HeightPeriodDirection
02:30 AM EST1.02ENE
02:00 AM EST1.02ENE
01:30 AM EST1.02NE
01:00 AM EST1.03ENE
12:30 AM EST1.02NE
12:00 AM EST1.03NNE
11:30 PM EST1.03NE
11:00 PM EST1.02NE
10:30 PM EST1.02NE
10:00 PM EST1.02NE
09:30 PM EST1.02NE
09:00 PM EST1.04NNW
08:30 PM EST1.02NNE
08:00 PM EST1.04NNW
07:30 PM EST1.04NNW
07:00 PM EST1.04NNW
06:00 PM EST1.34NNW
05:30 PM EST1.34NNW
05:00 PM EST1.34NNW
04:30 PM EST1.34NNW

42099 Buoy

St. Petersburg Offshore
Timestamp 02:30 AM EST
Swell Direction : 76 ° ENE
Wave height: 3.9 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 4 s
Average Wave Period : 3.9 s
TimeWave HeightPeriodDirection
02:30 AM EST3.94ENE
02:00 AM EST3.95ENE
01:30 AM EST3.95NE
01:00 AM EST3.65NNE
12:30 AM EST3.65NNE
12:00 AM EST3.65NNE
11:30 PM EST3.65NNE
11:00 PM EST3.65NNE
10:30 PM EST3.65NE
10:00 PM EST3.95NNE
09:30 PM EST3.65NNE
09:00 PM EST3.66NNE
08:30 PM EST3.66NNE
08:00 PM EST3.65NE
07:30 PM EST3.95NE
07:00 PM EST4.36NNE
06:30 PM EST4.65NE
06:00 PM EST4.66NE
05:30 PM EST4.96NE
05:00 PM EST4.96NE

42097 Buoy

Pulley Ridge
Timestamp 02:26 AM EST
Swell Direction : 103 ° ESE
Wave height: 4.9 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 5 s
Average Wave Period : 4.4 s
TimeWave HeightPeriodDirection
02:26 AM EST4.95ESE
01:56 AM EST4.95E
01:26 AM EST4.95E
12:56 AM EST4.95E
12:26 AM EST4.95E
11:56 PM EST4.66NNE
11:26 PM EST4.65NNE
10:56 PM EST4.36N
10:26 PM EST3.96N
09:56 PM EST4.66N
09:26 PM EST4.36N
08:56 PM EST4.36N
08:26 PM EST4.36N
07:56 PM EST4.67N
07:26 PM EST4.66N
06:56 PM EST5.67N
05:56 PM EST5.27N
05:26 PM EST5.67NNE
04:56 PM EST5.67N
04:26 PM EST5.97NNE

42036 Wave Buoy

West Tampa
Timestamp 02:20 AM EST
Swell Direction : 71 ° ENE
Wave height: 2.6 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 4 s
Average Wave Period : 3.6 s
TimeWave HeightPeriodDirection
02:20 AM EST2.64ENE
01:50 AM EST2.64E
12:50 AM EST2.34E
12:20 AM EST2.34ENE
11:50 PM EST2.34ENE
09:50 PM EST2.65ENE
08:50 PM EST2.64ENE
07:50 PM EST3.05ENE
07:20 PM EST3.05ENE
06:50 PM EST3.35ENE
06:20 PM EST3.65ENE
05:50 PM EST3.65ENE
05:20 PM EST3.65ENE
04:50 PM EST3.95ENE
02:20 PM EST4.66E
01:50 PM EST4.36E
12:50 PM EST4.66E
11:50 AM EST5.26E
11:20 AM EST4.96ENE
10:50 AM EST4.96E

CWBF1 Wind Station

Clearwater
Timestamp: 02:18 AM EST
Wind Direction : 50 ° NE
Wind Speed: 3.8 kts
Wind Gusts: 5.7 kts
Baromertic Pressure: 1021.8 mb
Air Temperature: 60 °f
Water Temperature: 57 °f
TimeWind ktsGusts ktsCardinal
02:18 AM EST3.85.7NE
02:00 AM EST3.85.7NE
01:48 AM EST3.85.7NE
01:30 AM EST3.87.6ENE
01:18 AM EST3.85.7NE
01:00 AM EST3.85.7NE
12:48 AM EST3.85.7NE
12:30 AM EST3.87.6ENE
12:18 AM EST3.85.7ENE
11:54 PM EST3.85.7ENE
11:48 PM EST3.87.6E
11:18 PM EST3.85.7ENE
11:00 PM EST3.85.7ENE
10:48 PM EST3.85.7ENE
10:30 PM EST3.85.7ENE
10:18 PM EST3.85.7ENE
10:00 PM EST5.77.6E
09:54 PM EST5.77.6ENE
09:48 PM EST5.77.6E
09:18 PM EST3.85.7ENE

42013 C-10 Wind Station

Sarasota C-10
Timestamp: 01:35 AM EST
Wind Direction : 80 ° E
Wind Speed: 11.4 kts
Wind Gusts: 15.2 kts
Baromertic Pressure: 1021.9 mb
TimeWind ktsGusts ktsCardinal
01:00 AM 11.4 15.2 E
12:00 AM 11.4 15.2 E
11:00 PM 11.4 15.2 E
10:00 PM 11.4 15.2 E
09:00 PM 9.5 11.4 E
08:00 PM 9.5 11.4 ENE
07:00 PM 9.5 11.4 ENE
06:00 PM 5.7 7.6 NNE
05:00 PM 5.7 7.6 N
04:00 PM 5.7 7.6 N

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