Hourly Gulf Surf Report & 6-day West Florida Surf Forecast
Thursday August 6 3:30 AM EDT
Surf & Beach Report Updated: 3:30 am
Aloha West Florida this is the machine with the Thursday hour Gulf surf and beach report. Partly cloudy along the coast. Air temperature at 78°. Water temperature at 88 °. Currently east-northeast winds 6 to 8 knots on Venice Beach. Clearwater beach east winds 4 to 6 knots. Later on across the region South winds around 10 knots .
Surf is down into the hour . Surf stays down over the six day forecast period. Keep checking back with the updated every fifteen minutes report and the six day model based surf forecast. The Swellmachine's East Florida report currently posting Surf: Knee to Waist high. There is no red tide anywhere along the coast of Florida. That is good news!
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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 surf analysis and forecast. Breaking it down by counties; the following have their own local page. Check out the forecast:
Marine Forecast
Updated by the NWS
828 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2020
High pressure will keep relatively light winds and seas
across the region through the next several days. The sea breeze will
enhance flow near the coast each afternoon. No headlines are expected
though winds and seas will be locally higher near showers and
thunderstorms.
Source: FZUS52 KTBW NWS
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Venice Jetty (Inlet)
No current watches, warnings, and advisories for Coastal Sarasota (FLZ160) FL @ 03:29 AM
NWS Forecast below released on Thursday 6th of August 2020 12:05 AM.
Overnight
| Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible. |
Thursday
| A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 103. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. |
Thursday Night
| A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. |
Friday
| Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 103. South southeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
Friday Night
| A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
Weather Forecast West Florida
SWFL Moon Phases & Name
| 08-11 | 12:47 PM | Last Quarter |
| 08-18 | 10:42 PM | New Moon |
| 08-25 | 1:59 PM | First Quarter |
| 09-02 | 1:23 AM | Full Moon |
The August Full Moon is also known as the Sturgeon Full Moon.
SWFL Moon Rise & Set
| 08-06 | 9:32 AM | Moonset |
| 08-06 | 10:28 PM | Moonrise |
| 08-07 | 10:24 AM | Moonset |
| 08-07 | 10:59 PM | Moonrise |
SWFL Sun Rise & Sunset Set
Thursday: 08-06
| First Light | 6:31 am |
| Sunrise | 6:57 am |
| Sunset | 8:14 pm |
| Last Light | 8:39 pm |
Friday: 08-07
| First Light | 6:31 am |
| Sunrise | 6:57 am |
| Sunset | 8:13 pm |
| Last Light | 8:39 pm |
Venice Jetty/Inlet [inside] Tides
| 08-06 | 3:12 AM | 1.53 ft | High |
| 08-06 | 8:08 AM | 1.07 ft | Low |
| 08-06 | 2:00 PM | 2.27 ft | High |
| 08-06 | 9:36 PM | 0.30 ft | Low |
| 08-07 | 3:29 AM | 1.62 ft | High |
| 08-07 | 9:00 AM | 0.99 ft | Low |
| 08-07 | 2:43 PM | 2.12 ft | High |
| 08-07 | 10:03 PM | 0.46 ft | Low |
St. Petersburg Tides
| 08-06 | 5:14 AM | 1.68 ft | High |
| 08-06 | 9:46 AM | 1.17 ft | Low |
| 08-06 | 4:02 PM | 2.50 ft | High |
| 08-06 | 11:14 PM | 0.33 ft | Low |
| 08-07 | 5:31 AM | 1.79 ft | High |
| 08-07 | 10:38 AM | 1.09 ft | Low |
| 08-07 | 4:45 PM | 2.33 ft | High |
| 08-07 | 11:41 PM | 0.50 ft | Low |
Captiva Island Tides
| 08-06 | 4:28 AM | 1.53 ft | High |
| 08-06 | 9:26 AM | 1.07 ft | Low |
| 08-06 | 3:16 PM | 2.27 ft | High |
| 08-06 | 10:54 PM | 0.30 ft | Low |
| 08-07 | 4:45 AM | 1.62 ft | High |
| 08-07 | 10:18 AM | 0.99 ft | Low |
| 08-07 | 3:59 PM | 2.12 ft | High |
| 08-07 | 11:21 PM | 0.46 ft | Low |
42098 Buoy
Egmont Channel
Timestamp 02:00 AM EDT
Swell Direction : 169 ° S
Wave height: 2.6 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 5 s
Average Wave Period : 3.8 s
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 01:00 AM | 2.3 | 5 | SSE |
| 01:00 AM | 2.3 | 4 | SSE |
| 12:00 AM | 2.3 | 4 | SSE |
| 11:00 PM | 2.3 | 3 | SSE |
| 10:00 PM | 1.3 | 2 | SSE |
| 09:00 PM | 1.0 | 4 | S |
42099 Buoy
St. Petersburg Offshore
Timestamp 02:00 AM EDT
Wave height: 0.6 ft
Average Wave Period : 2.8 s
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 01:00 AM | 0.7 | -- | -- |
| 01:00 AM | 0.7 | -- | -- |
| 11:00 PM | 0.7 | -- | -- |
| 11:00 PM | 0.7 | -- | -- |
| 10:00 PM | 0.7 | -- | -- |
| 09:00 PM | 0.7 | -- | -- |
42097 Buoy
Pulley Ridge
Timestamp 02:00 AM EDT
Swell Direction : 118 ° ESE
Wave height: 1.6 ft
Dominant Wave Period : 3 s
Average Wave Period : 2.8 s
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 01:00 AM | 1.3 | 4 | ESE |
| 01:00 AM | 1.3 | 4 | ESE |
| 12:00 AM | 1.0 | 4 | N |
| 11:00 PM | 1.0 | 4 | ESE |
| 10:00 PM | 1.3 | 4 | SE |
| 09:00 PM | 1.6 | 3 | SE |
42036 Wave Buoy
West Tampa
Timestamp 02:00 AM EDT
Wave height: 0.6 ft
Average Wave Period : 2.5 s
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 01:00 AM | 0.3 | -- | -- |
| 12:00 AM | 0.3 | -- | -- |
| 11:00 PM | 0.3 | -- | -- |
| 10:00 PM | 0.3 | -- | -- |
| 09:00 PM | 0.3 | -- | -- |
| 08:00 PM | 0.3 | -- | -- |
VENF1 Wind Station
Venice
Timestamp: 01:00 AM EDT
Wind Direction : 70 ° ENE
Wind Speed: 5.7 kts
Wind Gusts: 7.6 kts
Baromertic Pressure: 1016.1 mb
Air Temperature: 78 °f
Water Temperature: 88 °f
Dew Point: 76 °f
| Time | Wind kts | Gusts kts | Cardinal |
| 01:00 AM | 5.7 | 7.6 | ENE |
| 12:00 AM | 3.8 | 3.8 | E |
| 11:00 PM | 1.9 | 3.8 | E |
| 10:00 PM | 7.6 | 9.5 | SE |
| 09:00 PM | 9.5 | 11.4 | SE |
| 09:00 PM | 9.5 | 11.4 | SE |
| 07:00 PM | 5.7 | 7.6 | E |
| 07:00 PM | 5.7 | 7.6 | E |
| 06:00 PM | 1.9 | 1.9 | WNW |
| 04:00 PM | 7.6 | 7.6 | SW |
CWBF1 Wind Station
Clearwater
Timestamp: 02:00 AM EDT
Wind Direction : 90 ° E
Wind Speed: 3.8 kts
Wind Gusts: 5.7 kts
Baromertic Pressure: 1016.1 mb
Air Temperature: 81 °f
Water Temperature: 91 °f
| Time | Wind kts | Gusts kts | Cardinal |
| 02:00 AM | 3.8 | 3.8 | ESE |
| 01:00 AM | 5.7 | 7.6 | ESE |
| 12:00 AM | 1.9 | 3.8 | E |
| 11:00 PM | 5.7 | 7.6 | ESE |
| 10:00 PM | 5.7 | 9.5 | ESE |
| 08:00 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | SW |
| 08:00 PM | 1.9 | 3.8 | SW |
| 07:00 PM | 3.8 | 3.8 | WNW |
| 06:00 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | W |
| 05:00 PM | 5.7 | 5.7 | SW |
BGCF1 Wind Station
Big Carlos
Timestamp: 01:00 AM EDT
Wind Direction : 160 ° SSE
Wind Speed: 7.6 kts
Wind Gusts: 9.5 kts
Baromertic Pressure: 1016.7 mb
Air Temperature: 81 °f
| Time | Wind kts | Gusts kts | Cardinal |
| 01:00 AM | 7.6 | 9.5 | SSE |
| 12:00 AM | 5.7 | 9.5 | SE |
| 11:00 PM | 7.6 | 9.5 | ESE |
| 10:00 PM | 7.6 | 13.3 | ESE |
| 09:00 PM | 7.6 | 11.4 | ESE |
| 08:00 PM | 11.4 | 17.1 | ENE |
| 06:00 PM | 11.4 | 17.1 | ENE |
| 06:00 PM | 11.4 | 17.1 | ENE |
| 05:00 PM | 5.7 | 7.6 | WSW |
| 04:00 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | W |
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