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


Saturday April 27 6:00 AM EDT Today's Wave height and wind

Surf & Beach Report Updated: 6:00 am

Aloha West Florida this is the machine with the Saturday dawn patrol Gulf surf and beach report. Latest coastal observations into the hour. Air temperature at 65°. Water temperature at 76 °. Slightly humid air across the region and somewhat comfortable outside with the dew point at 61°. The UV Index is (10) very high today. Currently east winds 8 to 10 knots on Venice Beach; Outgoing tide at 1.1 ↓ ft...(more.) Clearwater beach east winds 8 to 11 knots; Outgoing tide 1.4 ↓ ft...(more.) Later on across the region East winds to around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Sunset is at 8:01 pm. The moon phase is Waning Gibbous at 79% illumination and next main phase is Last Quarter on 5-1. Surf is down into the dawn patrol. Wave height 3.0 ft (SSE 156°) at the Egmont Channel. Dominant wave period at 4 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;24 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: Head. Onshore winds in the mix.

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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 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 Friday 26th of April 2024 thru Friday 3rd of May 2024

West Florida Surf Report 1-8 Day for wind and waves.

Forecast for Saturday 4th of May 2024 thru Saturday 11th of May 2024

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.

Venice Jetties 14 Hour Wave & Wind Forecast

Saturday 04-27

Hour
EDT
Wave
Ft
Wave
Dir
Wave
Per
Wind
knots
Wind
Dir
43.6ESE4.6817.1E
53.6ESE4.7517.1E
63.7SE4.8217.1E
73.9SE4.9817.1E
83.9SE5.2517.1E
93.9SE5.3917.1E
104.0SE5.3817.1ESE
113.8SSE5.4513.3ESE
123.5SSE5.499.5ESE
133.2SSE5.497.6SE
142.9SSE5.455.7S
152.6SE5.363.8WSW
162.3SSE5.275.7WNW
172.1SSE5.193.8NNE
182.0SE5.077.6ESE

Bonus: Focused 3-Day Hourly.

There are no bacteria advisories for Sarasota County beaches. View report.

Marine Forecast & Alerts

Bonita Beach to Suwannee River, FL out 60 nm (Check in near real time) Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories.

Synopsis and Marine Forecast links updated by the NWS
Area of high pressure remains in control over the Gulf waters. A tight pressure gradient over the region has resulted in gusty easterly winds and a Small Craft Advisory is now in effect for this evening and into Sunday. Small craft should still exercise caution early today as periods of breezy conditions and choppy seas on the waters are anticipated through the weekend. Winds decrease a bit early to mid next week with the afternoon sea breeze returns. Source: FZUS52 KTBW NWS - Synopsis

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

Weather Forecasts, Watches, Warnings and Advisories

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 6:00 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).

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 Saturday 27th of April 2024 03:59 AM.
Today
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 15 to 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.

Red Tide

No reports or forecasts found for Red Tide since Friday 05-26-23

SWFL Moon Phases & Name

Current moon phase is Waning Gibbous. Percentage of moon's disk illuminated is 79% and gradually becomes less illuminated. The next main phase is Last Quarter on 5-1. This begins in 4 days, 1 hours and 27 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 18 days, 15 hours and 36 minutes. Astronomical Moon phases below:

05-01 7:27 AM Last Quarter
05-07 11:24 PM New Moon
05-15 7:49 AM First Quarter
05-23 9:55 AM Full Moon

The April Full Moon is also known as the Pink Full Moon.

The Paschal Full Moon is on March 25 2024. Therefore; Easter Sunday is on March 31. The Easter date is determined by the Paschal Full Moon which is the first (ecclesiastic) full moon after the spring equinox. The Easter date is always the next Sunday after (never on) the Paschal full moon. This is the reason for the shifting Easter date. The Paschal and the Astronomical Full Moon are not necessarily on the same day.

Expanded Moon Phase Time and Dates

SWFL Moon Rise & Set

04-27 9:13 AM Moonset
04-27 11:54 PM Moonrise
04-28 10:07 AM Moonset

SWFL Sun Rise & Sunset Set

April 27, 2024 (Saturday)

First Light6:27 am
Sunrise6:53 am
Sunset8:01 pm
Last Light8:26 pm

April 28, 2024 (Sunday)

First Light6:26 am
Sunrise6:52 am
Sunset8:01 pm
Last Light8:27 pm

New: 120 day Sunrise and Sunset scheduele

Astronomical Seasons

Vernal Equinox 3-20-2024
Summmer Solstice 6-20-2024
Autumn Equinox 9-22-2024
Winter Solstice 12-21-2024

JDN: 2460427.9183

Venice Jetty/Inlet [inside] Tides

04-274:35 AM 1.13 ftHigh
04-276:52 AM 1.11 ftLow
04-271:37 PM 2.42 ftHigh
04-2710:26 PM -0.33 ftLow
04-282:19 PM 2.40 ftHigh
04-2811:29 PM -0.29 ftLow
Extended: Venice Inlet Tides
Nearby: Venice Pier Tides

St. Petersburg Tides

04-276:37 AM 1.25 ftHigh
04-278:30 AM 1.21 ftLow
04-273:39 PM 2.66 ftHigh
04-2812:04 AM -0.36 ftLow
04-284:21 PM 2.64 ftHigh
St. Petersburg Tides

Captiva Island Tides

04-275:51 AM 1.13 ftHigh
04-278:10 AM 1.11 ftLow
04-272:53 PM 2.42 ftHigh
04-2711:44 PM -0.33 ftLow
04-283:35 PM 2.40 ftHigh
Captiva Island (Pine Island Sound) Tides
Captiva Island (Outside) Tides
North Captiva Island Tides

42098 Buoy

Egmont Channel
Timestamp 05:26 AM EDT
Swell Direction : 156 ° SSE
Wave height: 2.9 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 4 s
Average Wave Period : 3.3 s
TimeWave HeightPeriodDirection
05:26 AM 3.04SSE
04:56 AM 3.03ESE
04:26 AM 3.04SSE
03:56 AM 3.04N
03:26 AM 3.04SE
02:56 AM 3.04SE
02:26 AM 3.04ESE
01:56 AM 3.04ESE
01:26 AM 3.04ESE
12:56 AM 3.04ESE
12:26 AM 3.03E
11:56 PM 3.04E
11:26 PM 3.03E
10:56 PM 2.64ENE
10:26 PM 2.03ENE
09:56 PM 1.33N
09:26 PM 1.63NNW
08:56 PM 1.63N
08:26 PM 1.63N
07:56 PM 1.33N

42099 Buoy

St. Petersburg Offshore
Timestamp 05:00 AM EDT
Swell Direction : 110 ° ESE
Wave height: 5.2 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 5 s
Average Wave Period : 4.3 s
TimeWave HeightPeriodDirection
05:00 AM 5.25ESE
04:30 AM 4.95ESE
04:00 AM 4.34ESE
03:30 AM 3.95SE
03:00 AM 3.34ESE
02:30 AM 3.04ESE
02:00 AM 2.33ENE
01:30 AM 2.03ENE
01:00 AM 1.63ENE
12:30 AM 1.63ENE
12:00 AM 1.63ENE
11:30 PM 1.64ESE
11:00 PM 1.34ESE
10:30 PM 1.34ESE
10:00 PM 1.34ESE
09:30 PM 1.34ESE
09:00 PM 1.33ESE
08:30 PM 1.34ESE
08:00 PM 1.34ESE
07:30 PM 1.34SE

42097 Buoy

Pulley Ridge
Timestamp 05:26 AM EDT
Swell Direction : 123 ° N
Wave height: 4.9 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 6 s
Average Wave Period : 4.5 s
TimeWave HeightPeriodDirection
05:26 AM 4.96N
04:56 AM 4.96SE
03:56 AM 4.66SE
03:26 AM 4.35SE
02:56 AM 3.65ESE
02:26 AM 3.35SE
01:56 AM 2.65SE
01:26 AM 2.65N
12:56 AM 2.64ESE
12:26 AM 2.65ESE
11:56 PM 2.64ESE
11:26 PM 2.65SE
10:56 PM 2.35ESE
10:26 PM 2.35ESE
09:56 PM 2.35ESE
09:26 PM 2.35ESE
08:56 PM 2.35ESE
08:26 PM 2.65ESE
07:56 PM 2.65ESE
07:26 PM 2.65SE

42036 Wave Buoy

West Tampa
Timestamp 05:20 AM EDT
Swell Direction : 105 ° ESE
Wave height: 3.9 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 4 s
Average Wave Period : 3.9 s
TimeWave HeightPeriodDirection
05:20 AM 3.94ESE
04:50 AM 3.65E
02:50 AM 2.33E
02:20 AM 2.03E
12:50 AM 1.34SE
12:20 AM 1.03SE
10:50 PM 1.04ESE
08:50 PM 1.33ESE
08:20 PM 1.33E
07:20 PM 1.33ESE
06:50 PM 1.33ESE
05:50 PM 1.33E
03:50 PM 1.33E
02:50 PM 1.33ESE
01:20 PM 1.63E
12:50 PM 1.33ESE
11:50 AM 1.63ESE
11:20 AM 1.33ESE
10:50 AM 1.33E
09:50 AM 1.33E

VENF1 Wind Station

Venice
Timestamp: 05:00 AM EDT
Wind Direction : 80 ° E
Wind Speed: 7.6 kts
Wind Gusts: 9.5 kts
Baromertic Pressure: 1019.8 mb
Air Temperature: 65 °f
Water Temperature: 76 °f
Dew Point: 61 °f
TimeWind ktsGusts ktsCardinal
05:00 AM 7.69.5E
04:00 AM 5.79.5ENE
03:00 AM 3.87.6E
02:00 AM 7.69.5E
01:00 AM 9.513.3E
12:00 AM 9.513.3E
11:00 PM 11.415.2E
10:00 PM 9.511.4E
09:00 PM 5.75.7ENE
08:00 PM 7.67.6NW
07:00 PM 5.77.6NW
06:00 PM 7.69.5WNW
05:00 PM 9.511.4W
04:00 PM 5.79.5E
03:00 PM 7.69.5E
02:00 PM 5.79.5E
01:00 PM 9.513.3E
12:00 PM 5.77.6ENE
11:00 AM 3.87.6E
10:00 AM 5.77.6ESE

CWBF1 Wind Station

Clearwater
Timestamp: 05:18 AM EDT
Wind Direction : 90 ° E
Wind Speed: 5.7 kts
Wind Gusts: 9.5 kts
Baromertic Pressure: 1021.1 mb
Air Temperature: 71 °f
Water Temperature: 78 °f
TimeWind ktsGusts ktsCardinal
05:18 AM 5.79.5E
05:00 AM 7.611.4E
04:54 AM 7.613.3ESE
04:48 AM 9.513.3E
04:30 AM 9.515.2E
04:30 AM 9.515.2E
04:18 AM 7.611.4ESE
04:00 AM 7.613.3E
03:54 AM 11.417.1E
03:48 AM 9.515.2E
03:18 AM 9.513.3E
03:00 AM 11.415.2ESE
02:54 AM 9.515.2E
02:48 AM 9.513.3E
02:30 AM 7.613.3E
02:18 AM 7.613.3E
02:00 AM 9.515.2E
01:54 AM 7.615.2E
01:48 AM 7.613.3E
01:18 AM 9.513.3E

42013 C-10 Wind Station

Sarasota C-10
Timestamp: 04:35 AM EDT
Wind Direction : 100 ° E
Wind Speed: 17.1 kts
Wind Gusts: 22.8 kts
Baromertic Pressure: 1020.1 mb
Air Temperature: 72 °f
Water Temperature: 74 °f
Dew Point: 72 °f
TimeWind ktsGusts ktsCardinal
04:00 AM 17.1 22.8 E
03:00 AM 19 22.8 ESE
02:00 AM 17.1 20.9 ESE
01:00 AM 19 24.7 E
12:00 AM 19 22.8 E
11:00 PM 19 22.8 ESE
10:00 PM 15.2 20.9 E
09:00 PM 9.5 11.4 N
08:00 PM 11.4 13.3 NNW
07:00 PM 7.6 7.6 NW


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