Surf & Beach Report Updated: 4:00 pm
Aloha West Florida this is the machine with the Wednesday afternoon regional Gulf surf and beach report. We monitor the conditions with updates every fifteen minutes throughout the day. So keep checking in for the latest up to the minute observations. Surf is up at best spots. Right now the Egmont Channel buoy is at 2.0 ft. Dominant wave period at 7 seconds. Shin pulse maybe Knee sets at right spot and tide. Our long range forecasting hasn't given up on the West Florida surf scene and surf is a possibility out 10 days. The Swellmachine's 16 day surf forecast shows chances for waves on Saturday 4-8. Wave heights peak out around 4.4 feet at 6.45 seconds. Also, a chance of glassy surf with easterly winds on this day. Serious about surfing the Gulf, check out the Swellmachine's 16 day free forecast.
Latest coastal observations. Air temperature at 76°. Water temperature at 75 °. Moderatly humid with the dew point at 69°. Currently west-northwest winds around 13 knots on Venice Beach; Incomming tide at 1.8 ↑ ft...(more.) Clearwater beach north-northwest winds 11 to 13 knots; Incomming tide 2.2 ↑ ft...(more.) Later on across the region North winds 10 to 15 knots. The UV Index is (11) extreme today. Today's Sunset is at 7:45 pm. Last Light is at 8:10 pm. The moon phase is Waxing Gibbous at 57.79% illumination and next main phase is Full Moon on 4-6..
Planning on beach or watersport activities today; 4 hours and 0 minute till Last 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. Onshore winds in the mix.
*Tropics
The 2023 storm names are as follows; Arlene, Bret, Cindy, Don, Emily, Franklin, Gert, Harold, Idalia, Jose, Katia, Lee, Margot, Nigel, Ophelia, Philippe, Rina, Sean, Tammy, Vince and Whitney.
Keeping It All Free
|
Donate to Swellmachine. |
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 pm. 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 an awesome Wednesday afternoon.
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 forecast:
Forecast for Wednesday 29th of March 2023 thru Wednesday 5th of April 2023
West Florida Surf Report 1-8 Day for wind and waves.
Forecast for Thursday 6th of April 2023 thru Thursday 13th of April 2023
West Florida Surf Report 9-16 Day for wind and waves.
Tides
West Florida Tides for over 100 locations.
East Florida Tides for over 170 locations.
More Florida 16 Day Forecasts
East Florida Surf Report 1-8 Day for wind and waves.
East Florida Surf Report 9-16 Day for wind and waves.
Florida Panhandle Surf Report 16 Day for wind and waves.
Puerto Rico 16 day Wind and Wave Forecast
Rincon Puerto Rico Surf Report 16 Day for wind and waves.
Isabella Puerto Rico Surf Report 16 Day for wind and waves.
San Juan Puerto Rico Surf Report 16 Day for wind and waves.
Wednesday 03-29
| Hour EDT | Wave Ft | Wave Dir | Wave Per | Wind knots | Wind Dir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1.2 | SSW | 6.17 | 5.7 | WNW |
| 5 | 1.2 | SSW | 6.24 | 7.6 | WNW |
| 6 | 1.2 | SSW | 6.24 | 7.6 | NW |
| 7 | 1.2 | SSW | 6.24 | 7.6 | NNW |
| 8 | 1.2 | SSW | 6.13 | 7.6 | NNW |
| 9 | 1.2 | SSW | 6.01 | 5.7 | N |
| 10 | 1.2 | SSW | 5.9 | 7.6 | N |
| 11 | 1.2 | SW | 5.75 | 7.6 | NNE |
| 12 | 1.2 | SW | 5.51 | 5.7 | N |
| 13 | 1.2 | SW | 5.4 | 5.7 | NNW |
| 14 | 1.3 | SW | 5.33 | 7.6 | NW |
| 15 | 1.3 | SW | 5.26 | 7.6 | NW |
| 16 | 1.5 | SW | 5.12 | 9.5 | NW |
| 17 | 1.7 | NNW | 3.26 | 11.4 | NW |
| 18 | 2.1 | NNW | 3.37 | 13.3 | NW |
Bonus: Focused 3-Day Hourly.
There are no bacteria advisories for Sarasota County beaches. View report.
There are No active marine watches, warnings or advisories for Bonita Beach to Suwannee River, FL (Issued by the National Weather Service) Last updated by the Swellmachine at 4:00 pm
Bonita Beach to Suwannee River, FL out 60 nm (Check in near real time) Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Gulf of Mexico Marine Watches, Warnings and Advisories for the entire Gulf of Mexico.
Marine Forecast for the entire Gulf Of Mexico
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 4:00 pm
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.
Image credit: FWC
Image Last Modified on : Friday 03-24-23
Contact
Current moon phase is Waxing Gibbous. Percentage of moon's disk illuminated is 57.79%. The next main phase is Full Moon on 4-6. This begins in 7 days, 8 hours and 37 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 8 days, 2 hours and 33 minutes.
| 04-06 | 12:37 AM | Full Moon |
| 04-13 | 5:12 AM | Last Quarter |
| 04-20 | 12:15 AM | New Moon |
| 04-27 | 5:21 PM | First Quarter |
Expanded Moon Phase Time and Dates
| 03-29 | 2:52 AM | Moonset |
| 03-29 | 1:10 PM | Moonrise |
| 03-30 | 3:40 AM | Moonset |
| 03-30 | 2:05 PM | Moonrise |
| First Light | 6:58 am |
| Sunrise | 7:22 am |
| Sunset | 7:45 pm |
| Last Light | 8:10 pm |
| First Light | 6:57 am |
| Sunrise | 7:21 am |
| Sunset | 7:46 pm |
| Last Light | 8:10 pm |
New: 120 day Sunrise and Sunset scheduele
| Vernal Equinox | 3-20-2023 |
| Summmer Solstice | 6-21-2023 |
| Autumn Equinox | 9-23-2023 |
| Winter Solstice | 12-21-2023 |
| 03-29 | 2:10 AM | -0.11 ft | Low |
| 03-29 | 5:16 PM | 1.78 ft | High |
| 03-30 | 3:25 AM | -0.13 ft | Low |
| 03-30 | 7:10 PM | 1.68 ft | High |
| 03-29 | 3:48 AM | -0.12 ft | Low |
| 03-29 | 7:18 PM | 1.95 ft | High |
| 03-30 | 5:03 AM | -0.14 ft | Low |
| 03-30 | 9:12 PM | 1.84 ft | High |
| 03-29 | 3:28 AM | -0.11 ft | Low |
| 03-29 | 6:32 PM | 1.78 ft | High |
| 03-30 | 4:43 AM | -0.13 ft | Low |
| 03-30 | 8:26 PM | 1.68 ft | High |
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 03:26 PM | 2.0 | 4 | NNW |
| 02:56 PM | 2.0 | 7 | SW |
| 02:26 PM | 2.0 | 7 | SW |
| 01:56 PM | 1.6 | 7 | SW |
| 01:26 PM | 1.6 | 7 | SW |
| 12:56 PM | 1.6 | 7 | SW |
| 12:26 PM | 1.6 | 7 | SW |
| 11:56 AM | 1.6 | 7 | SW |
| 11:26 AM | 2.0 | 7 | SW |
| 10:56 AM | 2.0 | 7 | SW |
| 10:26 AM | 2.0 | 7 | SW |
| 09:56 AM | 2.0 | 7 | SW |
| 09:26 AM | 2.0 | 7 | SSW |
| 08:56 AM | 2.0 | 7 | SSW |
| 08:26 AM | 2.0 | 7 | SW |
| 07:56 AM | 2.0 | 7 | SW |
| 07:26 AM | 2.0 | 7 | SW |
| 06:56 AM | 2.0 | 7 | SW |
| 06:26 AM | 2.0 | 7 | SSW |
| 05:56 AM | 1.6 | 7 | SSW |
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 03:26 PM | 3.6 | 5 | N |
| 02:56 PM | 3.3 | 5 | N |
| 02:26 PM | 3.6 | 4 | NNE |
| 01:56 PM | 3.3 | 4 | NNE |
| 01:26 PM | 2.6 | 4 | N |
| 12:56 PM | 2.6 | 3 | N |
| 12:26 PM | 2.6 | 3 | N |
| 11:56 AM | 2.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 11:26 AM | 2.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 10:56 AM | 2.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 10:26 AM | 2.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 09:56 AM | 2.3 | 6 | SSW |
| 09:26 AM | 2.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 08:56 AM | 2.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 08:26 AM | 2.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 07:56 AM | 2.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 07:26 AM | 2.3 | 6 | SSW |
| 06:56 AM | 2.3 | 6 | SSW |
| 06:26 AM | 2.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 05:56 AM | 2.3 | 7 | SSW |
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 03:26 PM | 1.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 02:56 PM | 1.3 | 6 | SSW |
| 02:26 PM | 1.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 01:56 PM | 1.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 01:26 PM | 1.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 12:56 PM | 1.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 12:26 PM | 1.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 11:56 AM | 1.3 | 6 | SSW |
| 11:26 AM | 1.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 10:56 AM | 1.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 10:26 AM | 1.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 09:56 AM | 1.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 09:26 AM | 1.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 08:56 AM | 1.6 | 7 | SSW |
| 08:26 AM | 1.6 | 6 | SSW |
| 07:56 AM | 1.6 | 6 | SSW |
| 07:26 AM | 1.6 | 7 | SSW |
| 06:56 AM | 1.6 | 7 | SSW |
| 06:26 AM | 1.6 | 7 | SSW |
| 05:56 AM | 1.6 | 6 | SSW |
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 02:50 PM | 5.2 | 6 | N |
| 02:20 PM | 6.2 | 6 | NNE |
| 01:50 PM | 5.2 | 6 | N |
| 01:20 PM | 5.2 | 6 | N |
| 12:50 PM | 5.2 | 6 | N |
| 12:20 PM | 5.6 | 6 | NNE |
| 11:50 AM | 4.9 | 5 | NNE |
| 11:20 AM | 5.2 | 5 | NNE |
| 10:50 AM | 4.6 | 5 | NNE |
| 10:20 AM | 3.9 | 4 | NNE |
| 09:50 AM | 3.6 | 5 | NNE |
| 09:20 AM | 3.3 | 4 | N |
| 08:50 AM | 3.0 | 4 | N |
| 08:20 AM | 3.0 | 7 | SSW |
| 07:50 AM | 2.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 07:20 AM | 2.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 06:50 AM | 2.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 06:20 AM | 2.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 05:50 AM | 2.3 | 8 | SSW |
| 05:20 AM | 2.3 | 7 | SSW |
| Time | Wind kts | Gusts kts | Cardinal |
| 03:00 PM | 13.3 | 13.3 | WNW |
| 02:00 PM | 11.4 | 11.4 | WNW |
| 01:00 PM | 9.5 | 9.5 | WNW |
| 12:00 PM | 7.6 | 9.5 | NW |
| 11:00 AM | 1.9 | 1.9 | WNW |
| 10:00 AM | 5.7 | 7.6 | NNE |
| 09:00 AM | 1.9 | 3.8 | N |
| 08:00 AM | 1.9 | 3.8 | NE |
| 07:00 AM | 7.6 | 7.6 | NNW |
| 06:00 AM | 7.6 | 7.6 | NNW |
| 05:00 AM | 7.6 | 7.6 | NW |
| 04:00 AM | 7.6 | 7.6 | WNW |
| 03:00 AM | 7.6 | 7.6 | W |
| 02:00 AM | 3.8 | 5.7 | WSW |
| 01:00 AM | 5.7 | 5.7 | NNW |
| 12:00 AM | 9.5 | 11.4 | NW |
| 11:00 PM | 9.5 | 11.4 | NNW |
| 10:00 PM | 7.6 | 7.6 | NW |
| 09:00 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | NW |
| 08:00 PM | 5.7 | 7.6 | NW |
| Time | Wind kts | Gusts kts | Cardinal |
| 03:18 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | NNW |
| 03:00 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | NNW |
| 02:48 PM | 13.3 | 13.3 | NNW |
| 02:30 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | NNW |
| 02:18 PM | 11.4 | 13.3 | NNW |
| 01:48 PM | 11.4 | 11.4 | NW |
| 01:30 PM | 9.5 | 9.5 | NNW |
| 01:18 PM | 9.5 | 9.5 | NNW |
| 01:00 PM | 7.6 | 7.6 | NNW |
| 12:48 PM | 3.8 | 7.6 | N |
| 12:30 PM | 5.7 | 9.5 | NNE |
| 12:18 PM | 3.8 | 7.6 | N |
| 12:00 PM | 5.7 | 7.6 | NNE |
| 11:48 AM | 3.8 | 5.7 | NNE |
| 11:30 AM | 5.7 | 9.5 | ENE |
| 11:18 AM | 5.7 | 9.5 | ENE |
| 11:00 AM | 7.6 | 11.4 | NE |
| 10:54 AM | 7.6 | 11.4 | NE |
| 10:48 AM | 9.5 | 11.4 | NE |
| 10:30 AM | 9.5 | 11.4 | NNE |
| Time | Wind kts | Gusts kts | Cardinal |
| 02:00 PM | 7.6 | 9.5 | N |
| 01:00 PM | 5.7 | 7.6 | N |
| 12:00 PM | 7.6 | 11.4 | NNE |
| 11:00 AM | 9.5 | 13.3 | NNE |
| 10:00 AM | 9.5 | 11.4 | NNE |
| 09:00 AM | 11.4 | 13.3 | NNE |
| 08:00 AM | 7.6 | 11.4 | NNW |
| 07:00 AM | 5.7 | 7.6 | NNW |
| 06:00 AM | 5.7 | 7.6 | NW |
| 05:00 AM | 5.7 | 7.6 | WNW |
|
Donate to Swellmachine. |
The Swellmachine is here for professional, intermediate and beginner water sports enthusiasts. The Swellmachine Gulf Surf and Beach Report is always updated; posting wind, wave, surf, tides, weather and environmental conditions - 24/7. Whether you are into surfing, swimming, kayaking, surf ski, paddle boarding or simply a casual beachcomber this is the place for you.This website covers all of Florida with surf reports and forecast. These reports and forecasts include the East Coast of Florida, the Florida Panhandle, West Florida, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. This Gulf surf report page covers the surf breaks of West Florida: Lido Beach, Siesta Key, Point of Rocks, Turtle Beach, Nokomis North Jetty, Venice South Jetty, Manasota Beach, Boca grande, Englewood, Captiva Island, Sanibel, Little Hickory, Naples Pier, Ana Maria Island, Bradenton Beach,Twin Piers, Sunset Beach, Treasure Island, Clearwater Beach, Sand Key, Indian Rocks Beach and Honeymoon Island State Park. Did we miss a few? Well, those spots get to stay a secret. Everyone at the Swellmachine is a water sports enthusiast and we designed our site to be a one stop shop for all surf data. We also live in Florida and play in the same waters. So we merge local knowledge into our reporting system. Our goal is keeping the machine running as smooth as possible for our visitors. Thank you for visiting the machine. Questions or comments? Please feel free to contact
