Surf & Beach Report Updated: 1:00 am
Aloha West Florida this is the machine with the Friday night Gulf surf and beach report. Latest coastal observations along the coast. Air temperature at 80°. Water temperature at 88 °. Currently east-southeast winds 4 to 6 knots on Venice Beach; Incomming tide at 1.3 ↑ ft...(more.) Clearwater beach east winds 8 to 10 knots; Incomming tide 1.6 ↑ ft...(more.) Later on across the region Northwest winds around 5 knots. First Light is at 6:25 am and Sunrise is at 6:51 am. The moon phase is Last Quarter at 55% illumination. Tides just after Last Quarter are know as Neap Tides. Next phase is Waning Cresent.
Surf is down into the night. Wave height 1.0 ft (NE 52°) at the Egmont Channel. Dominant wave period at 2 seconds. Surf stays down over the 16-day forecast period. Keep checking the updated every fifteen minute surf reports, the six day model based surf forecast and the long-range 16 day advanced surf forecast.
Planning on beach or watersport activities at dawn; 5 hours and 11 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: Waist to chest high. Offshore winds in the mix.
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National Hurricane Center reporting a low chance of new storm activity (20 percent) over the next seven days. The WX Page surveils the Tropical Atlantic with 24/7 updates, timestamped graphics and forecasting images. There are tweleve 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, Debby will be it's name. A total of 126 days of Hurricane season ahead.
*The 2024 storm names are as follows; Alberto, Beryl, Chris, Debby, Ernesto, Francine, Gordon, Helene, Isaac, Joyce, Kirk, Leslie, Milton, Nadine, Oscar, Patty, Rafael, Sara, Tony, Valerie and William.
One sure way to be prepared is to tune into the Swellmachine's Epic coverage of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
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Forecast for Friday 26th of July 2024 thru Friday 2nd of August 2024
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Saturday 07-27
| Hour EDT | Wave Ft | Wave Dir | Wave Per | Wind knots | Wind Dir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0.6 | S | 3.54 | 1.9 | ESE |
| 5 | 0.6 | S | 3.52 | 3.8 | SE |
| 6 | 0.5 | S | 3.51 | 3.8 | SSE |
| 7 | 0.5 | S | 3.5 | 1.9 | SSE |
| 8 | 0.5 | S | 3.49 | 3.8 | SSE |
| 9 | 0.5 | S | 3.49 | 3.8 | S |
| 10 | 0.4 | S | 3.48 | 3.8 | S |
| 11 | 0.4 | S | 3.49 | 1.9 | S |
| 12 | 0.4 | S | 3.49 | 0 | SW |
| 13 | 0.4 | S | 3.5 | 0 | SW |
| 14 | 0.4 | S | 3.52 | 1.9 | SSW |
| 15 | 0.4 | S | 3.53 | 1.9 | SW |
| 16 | 0.4 | S | 3.55 | 3.8 | WSW |
| 17 | 0.5 | S | 3.57 | 5.7 | W |
| 18 | 0.5 | S | 3.57 | 1.9 | NW |
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No Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for these Florida counties: Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Manatee, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Citrus and Monroe (Issued by the National Weather Service) Last updated by the Swellmachine at 1:00 am
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).
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Current moon phase is Last Quarter. 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, 6 hours and 0 minutes. Astronomical Moon phases below:
| 07-27 | 10:54 PM | Last Quarter |
| 08-04 | 7:14 AM | New Moon |
| 08-12 | 11:19 AM | First Quarter |
| 08-19 | 2:28 PM | Full Moon |
Expanded Moon Phase Time and Dates
| 07-26 | 12:18 PM | Moonset |
| 07-27 | 12:09 AM | Moonrise |
| 07-27 | 1:22 PM | Moonset |
| First Light | 6:25 am |
| Sunrise | 6:51 am |
| Sunset | 8:20 pm |
| Last Light | 8:47 pm |
| First Light | 6:26 am |
| Sunrise | 6:52 am |
| Sunset | 8:20 pm |
| Last Light | 8:46 pm |
New: 120 day Sunrise and Sunset scheduele
| Summmer Solstice | 6-20-2024 |
| Autumn Equinox | 9-22-2024 |
| Winter Solstice | 12-21-2024 |
| Vernal Equinox | 3-20-2025 |
| 07-26 | 4:38 AM | 1.77 ft | High |
| 07-26 | 11:04 AM | 0.71 ft | Low |
| 07-26 | 4:49 PM | 1.82 ft | High |
| 07-26 | 11:21 PM | 0.71 ft | Low |
| 07-27 | 5:08 AM | 1.97 ft | High |
| 07-27 | 12:29 PM | 0.53 ft | Low |
| 07-27 | 6:22 PM | 1.50 ft | High |
| 07-27 | 11:47 PM | 0.99 ft | Low |
| 07-26 | 12:30 AM | 0.44 ft | Low |
| 07-26 | 6:40 AM | 1.94 ft | High |
| 07-26 | 12:42 PM | 0.78 ft | Low |
| 07-26 | 6:51 PM | 2.00 ft | High |
| 07-27 | 12:59 AM | 0.78 ft | Low |
| 07-27 | 7:10 AM | 2.17 ft | High |
| 07-27 | 2:07 PM | 0.59 ft | Low |
| 07-27 | 8:24 PM | 1.65 ft | High |
| 07-26 | 12:10 AM | 0.40 ft | Low |
| 07-26 | 5:54 AM | 1.77 ft | High |
| 07-26 | 12:22 PM | 0.71 ft | Low |
| 07-26 | 6:05 PM | 1.82 ft | High |
| 07-27 | 12:39 AM | 0.71 ft | Low |
| 07-27 | 6:24 AM | 1.97 ft | High |
| 07-27 | 1:47 PM | 0.53 ft | Low |
| 07-27 | 7:38 PM | 1.50 ft | High |
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 12:26 AM | 1.0 | 2 | ENE |
| 11:56 PM | 1.0 | 2 | NE |
| 11:26 PM | 1.0 | 5 | WNW |
| 10:56 PM | 1.0 | 3 | ENE |
| 07:26 PM | 1.0 | 2 | S |
| 06:56 PM | 1.0 | 2 | SSW |
| 06:26 PM | 1.0 | 2 | S |
| 05:56 PM | 1.0 | 2 | SSE |
| 05:26 PM | 1.0 | 3 | SSE |
| 04:26 PM | 1.0 | 4 | S |
| 03:56 PM | 1.0 | 4 | S |
| 03:26 PM | 1.0 | 3 | SSE |
| 02:56 PM | 1.0 | 3 | SSE |
| 02:26 PM | 1.0 | 3 | SSE |
| 12:56 PM | 1.0 | 2 | SE |
| 12:26 PM | 1.0 | 3 | SE |
| 11:56 AM | 1.0 | 2 | SE |
| 11:26 AM | 1.0 | 2 | SE |
| 10:56 AM | 1.0 | 2 | ESE |
| 10:26 AM | 1.0 | 2 | ESE |
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 12:00 AM | 1.0 | 4 | SE |
| 11:30 PM | 1.0 | 4 | ENE |
| 11:00 PM | 1.0 | 4 | SE |
| 10:30 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SE |
| 10:00 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SE |
| 09:30 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SE |
| 09:00 PM | 1.0 | 4 | SE |
| 08:30 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SE |
| 08:00 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SE |
| 07:30 PM | 1.0 | 5 | SE |
| 07:00 PM | 1.3 | 5 | SE |
| 06:30 PM | 1.6 | 4 | SSE |
| 06:00 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SE |
| 05:30 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SE |
| 05:00 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SE |
| 04:30 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SE |
| 04:00 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SE |
| 03:30 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SSE |
| 03:00 PM | 1.3 | 5 | SSE |
| 02:30 PM | 1.6 | 5 | SSE |
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 12:26 AM | 1.3 | 4 | SE |
| 11:56 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SE |
| 11:26 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SE |
| 10:56 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SE |
| 10:26 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SE |
| 09:56 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SE |
| 09:26 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SE |
| 08:56 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SE |
| 08:26 PM | 1.6 | 4 | N |
| 07:56 PM | 1.6 | 4 | SE |
| 06:56 PM | 1.6 | 4 | ESE |
| 06:26 PM | 1.6 | 4 | ESE |
| 05:56 PM | 1.6 | 4 | ESE |
| 05:26 PM | 1.6 | 4 | ESE |
| 04:56 PM | 1.6 | 4 | SE |
| 04:26 PM | 1.6 | 4 | SE |
| 03:56 PM | 1.6 | 4 | ESE |
| 03:26 PM | 2.0 | 4 | ESE |
| 02:56 PM | 1.6 | 4 | ESE |
| 02:26 PM | 1.6 | 4 | SE |
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 12:20 AM | 1.0 | 5 | SSE |
| 11:50 PM | 1.0 | 4 | SSE |
| 11:20 PM | 1.0 | 5 | SSE |
| 10:50 PM | 1.3 | 5 | S |
| 10:20 PM | 1.3 | 5 | S |
| 09:50 PM | 1.3 | 4 | S |
| 09:20 PM | 1.3 | 4 | S |
| 08:50 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SSE |
| 08:20 PM | 1.3 | 5 | S |
| 07:20 PM | 1.3 | 5 | S |
| 06:50 PM | 1.3 | 4 | S |
| 06:20 PM | 1.6 | 5 | SSE |
| 05:50 PM | 1.3 | 5 | S |
| 05:20 PM | 1.3 | 5 | SSE |
| 04:50 PM | 1.6 | 5 | SSE |
| 04:20 PM | 1.6 | 5 | S |
| 03:50 PM | 1.6 | 4 | SSE |
| 03:20 PM | 1.6 | 5 | SSE |
| 02:50 PM | 1.6 | 5 | SSE |
| 02:20 PM | 1.6 | 5 | S |
| Time | Wind kts | Gusts kts | Cardinal |
| 12:00 AM | 3.8 | 5.7 | ESE |
| 11:00 PM | 3.8 | 3.8 | E |
| 10:00 PM | 5.7 | 5.7 | ENE |
| 09:00 PM | 5.7 | 7.6 | NE |
| 08:00 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | WNW |
| 07:00 PM | 7.6 | 7.6 | WNW |
| 06:00 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | W |
| 05:00 PM | 7.6 | 9.5 | WSW |
| 04:00 PM | 7.6 | 7.6 | WSW |
| 03:00 PM | 7.6 | 9.5 | SW |
| 02:00 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | SW |
| 01:00 PM | 7.6 | 7.6 | S |
| 12:00 PM | 5.7 | 7.6 | S |
| 11:00 AM | 5.7 | 5.7 | S |
| 10:00 AM | 5.7 | 7.6 | ESE |
| 09:00 AM | 3.8 | 5.7 | E |
| 08:00 AM | 3.8 | 5.7 | E |
| 07:00 AM | 5.7 | 7.6 | ENE |
| 06:00 AM | 3.8 | 5.7 | ENE |
| 05:00 AM | 3.8 | 5.7 | ENE |
| Time | Wind kts | Gusts kts | Cardinal |
| 12:18 AM | 5.7 | 7.6 | E |
| 12:00 AM | 7.6 | 9.5 | E |
| 11:54 PM | 5.7 | 9.5 | E |
| 11:48 PM | 7.6 | 11.4 | E |
| 11:30 PM | 5.7 | 7.6 | E |
| 11:18 PM | 5.7 | 7.6 | E |
| 11:00 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | E |
| 10:54 PM | 3.8 | 7.6 | E |
| 10:48 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | E |
| 10:30 PM | 5.7 | 7.6 | ENE |
| 10:18 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | E |
| 10:00 PM | 3.8 | 3.8 | ENE |
| 09:54 PM | 1.9 | 3.8 | E |
| 09:48 PM | 1.9 | 3.8 | E |
| 09:30 PM | 5.7 | 5.7 | N |
| 09:30 PM | 5.7 | 5.7 | N |
| 09:18 PM | 1.9 | 3.8 | E |
| 09:00 PM | 0.0 | 2.1 | -- |
| 08:54 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | S |
| 08:48 PM | 1.9 | 5.7 | SE |
| Time | Wind kts | Gusts kts | Cardinal |
| 11:00 PM | 13.3 | 17.1 | NE |
| 10:00 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | N |
| 09:00 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | NNW |
| 08:00 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | NNW |
| 07:00 PM | 5.7 | 7.6 | W |
| 06:00 PM | 7.6 | 9.5 | W |
| 05:00 PM | 5.7 | 7.6 | W |
| 04:00 PM | 5.7 | 9.5 | SW |
| 03:00 PM | 5.7 | 9.5 | SSW |
| 02:00 PM | 5.7 | 9.5 | S |
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