Surf & Beach Report Updated: 9:45 pm
Aloha West Florida this is the machine with the Thursday night report. Slight chance rain showers into the hour. Air temperature at 81°. Surf is up into the night. Right now the Egmont Channel buoy is at 2.6 ft. Knee to thigh on right tides and at the right spots. Dominant wave period at 6 seconds.Water temperature at 80 °. Currently west winds around 4 knots on Venice Beach; Outgoing tide at 1.2 ↓ ft...(more.) Clearwater beach southwest winds 4 to 6 knots; Outgoing tide 1.7 ↓ ft...(more.) Later on across the region West winds around 5 knots. First Light is at 6:13 am and Sunrise is at 6:39 am. The moon phase is Waxing Gibbous at 66.41% illumination and next main phase is Full Moon on 5-23. The Swellmachine's 16 day surf forecast shows chances for waves on Thursday 5-16, Saturday 5-18, Sunday 5-19 and Monday 5-20. Durring the 16 day forecast period, wave heights peak out around 3.4 feet at 6.66 seconds on Thursday 5-16. Also, a chance of glassy surf with easterly winds on Saturday 5-18. Serious about surfing the Gulf, check out the Swellmachine's 16 day free forecast.
Planning on beach or watersport activities at dawn; 8 hours and 15 minutes till first light.
Active Weather - Watches, Warnings and Advisories posted below.
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: Thigh. Onshore winds in the mix.
Off-Season Tropics
There are 16 days until the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season begins. Stay tuned; the Swellmachine (as always) will be bringing epic coverage of every Atlantic and Gulf Of Mexico Storm.
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, William, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon and Zeta.
Tropical Update: National Hurricane Center's Tropical Weather Outlook indicates; Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days. The full Official Outlook can be viewed on the WX page. Tropical Weather Outlooks are updated by the National Hurricane Center several times every day from May 15th through November 30th.
The GFS model can be reviewed for guidance beyond the NHC 5 day Outlook. The Western Atlantic GFS model and the full Atlantic GFS expanded is posted on the Swellmachine year round.
Occasionally West Florida scores surf from off-season tropical activity. View our surf photo album of the 2018 pre-season tropical cyclone: Tropical Storm Alberto.
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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 Friday,Saturday,Sunday,Monday and Tuesday forecast:
Forecast for Thursday 16th of May 2024 thru Thursday 23rd of May 2024
West Florida Surf Report 1-8 Day for wind and waves.
Forecast for Friday 24th of May 2024 thru Friday 31st of May 2024
West Florida Surf Report 9-16 Day for wind and waves.
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West Florida Tides for over 100 locations.
East Florida Tides for over 170 locations.
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East Florida Surf Report 1-8 Day for wind and waves.
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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.
Friday 05-17
| Hour EDT | Wave Ft | Wave Dir | Wave Per | Wind knots | Wind Dir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2.4 | SSW | 6.24 | 1.9 | S |
| 5 | 2.4 | SSW | 6.17 | 3.8 | SSE |
| 6 | 2.3 | SSW | 6.13 | 3.8 | SSE |
| 7 | 2.3 | SSW | 6.11 | 5.7 | S |
| 8 | 2.3 | SSW | 6.11 | 7.6 | S |
| 9 | 2.3 | SSW | 6.13 | 9.5 | S |
| 10 | 2.2 | SSW | 6.15 | 7.6 | S |
| 11 | 2.2 | SSW | 6.17 | 7.6 | S |
| 12 | 2.2 | SW | 6.17 | 7.6 | S |
| 13 | 2.1 | SW | 6.15 | 7.6 | S |
| 14 | 2.1 | SW | 6.11 | 7.6 | S |
| 15 | 2.0 | SW | 6.08 | 7.6 | S |
| 16 | 2.0 | SW | 6.05 | 5.7 | SSW |
| 17 | 2.0 | SW | 6.02 | 5.7 | SSW |
| 18 | 1.9 | SW | 5.99 | 5.7 | S |
Bonus: Focused 3-Day Hourly.
There are no bacteria advisories for Sarasota County beaches. View report.
Bonita Beach to Suwannee River, FL out 60 nm (Check in near real time) Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
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
Flood Watch issued May 16 at 7:39PM CDT until May 18 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Affected Areas: Choctaw; Washington; Clarke; Wilcox; Monroe; Conecuh; Butler; Crenshaw; Escambia; Covington; Mobile Inland; Baldwin Inland; Mobile Central; Baldwin Central; Mobile Coastal; Baldwin Coastal; Escambia Inland; Escambia Coastal; Santa Rosa Inland; Santa Rosa Coastal; Okaloosa Inland; Okaloosa Coastal; Wayne; Perry; Greene; Stone; George
Flood Watch
Note: Alerts posted in this section above are filtered to display these Florida Counties: Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Manatee, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Citrus and Monroe. View all Weather alerts for the entire state of Florida.
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.
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Current moon phase is Waxing Gibbous. Percentage of moon's disk illuminated is 66.51%. The next main phase is Full Moon on 5-23. This begins in 6 days, 12 hours and 10 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, 22 hours and 20 minutes. Astronomical Moon phases below:
| 05-23 | 9:55 AM | Full Moon |
| 05-30 | 1:13 PM | Last Quarter |
| 06-06 | 8:40 AM | New Moon |
| 06-14 | 1:19 AM | First Quarter |
Expanded Moon Phase Time and Dates
| 05-16 | 2:49 AM | Moonset |
| 05-16 | 2:20 PM | Moonrise |
| 05-17 | 3:17 AM | Moonset |
| 05-17 | 3:12 PM | Moonrise |
| First Light | 6:13 am |
| Sunrise | 6:39 am |
| Sunset | 8:12 pm |
| Last Light | 8:39 pm |
| First Light | 6:12 am |
| Sunrise | 6:39 am |
| Sunset | 8:13 pm |
| Last Light | 8:39 pm |
New: 120 day Sunrise and Sunset scheduele
| Vernal Equinox | 3-20-2024 |
| Summmer Solstice | 6-20-2024 |
| Autumn Equinox | 9-22-2024 |
| Winter Solstice | 12-21-2024 |
| 05-16 | 2:23 AM | 0.16 ft | Low |
| 05-16 | 9:33 AM | 1.52 ft | High |
| 05-16 | 2:50 PM | 1.14 ft | Low |
| 05-16 | 7:41 PM | 1.54 ft | High |
| 05-17 | 3:06 AM | 0.32 ft | Low |
| 05-17 | 9:42 AM | 1.63 ft | High |
| 05-17 | 3:59 PM | 0.85 ft | Low |
| 05-17 | 9:12 PM | 1.46 ft | High |
| 05-16 | 4:01 AM | 0.18 ft | Low |
| 05-16 | 11:35 AM | 1.67 ft | High |
| 05-16 | 4:28 PM | 1.26 ft | Low |
| 05-16 | 9:43 PM | 1.69 ft | High |
| 05-17 | 4:44 AM | 0.35 ft | Low |
| 05-17 | 11:44 AM | 1.79 ft | High |
| 05-17 | 5:37 PM | 0.94 ft | Low |
| 05-17 | 11:14 PM | 1.60 ft | High |
| 05-16 | 3:41 AM | 0.16 ft | Low |
| 05-16 | 10:49 AM | 1.52 ft | High |
| 05-16 | 4:08 PM | 1.14 ft | Low |
| 05-16 | 8:57 PM | 1.54 ft | High |
| 05-17 | 4:24 AM | 0.32 ft | Low |
| 05-17 | 10:58 AM | 1.63 ft | High |
| 05-17 | 5:17 PM | 0.85 ft | Low |
| 05-17 | 10:28 PM | 1.46 ft | High |
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 08:56 PM | 2.6 | 6 | SW |
| 08:26 PM | 3.0 | 6 | SW |
| 07:26 PM | 3.0 | 7 | SW |
| 06:56 PM | 3.0 | 8 | SW |
| 06:26 PM | 3.0 | 8 | SW |
| 05:56 PM | 3.0 | 8 | SW |
| 05:26 PM | 3.0 | 7 | SW |
| 04:56 PM | 3.0 | 6 | SW |
| 04:26 PM | 2.6 | 5 | WSW |
| 03:56 PM | 3.0 | 6 | SW |
| 03:26 PM | 3.0 | 7 | SW |
| 02:56 PM | 3.3 | 7 | SW |
| 02:26 PM | 3.3 | 7 | SW |
| 01:56 PM | 3.6 | 7 | SW |
| 01:26 PM | 3.6 | 7 | SW |
| 12:56 PM | 3.6 | 7 | SW |
| 12:26 PM | 3.3 | 6 | WSW |
| 11:56 AM | 3.6 | 7 | SW |
| 11:26 AM | 3.6 | 7 | SW |
| 10:56 AM | 3.6 | 6 | WSW |
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 09:00 PM | 3.3 | 8 | S |
| 08:30 PM | 3.0 | 7 | SSW |
| 08:00 PM | 3.0 | 8 | SSW |
| 07:30 PM | 3.0 | 8 | S |
| 07:00 PM | 3.0 | 8 | S |
| 06:30 PM | 3.0 | 8 | S |
| 06:00 PM | 3.3 | 8 | SSW |
| 05:30 PM | 3.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 05:00 PM | 3.6 | 7 | SSW |
| 04:30 PM | 3.6 | 7 | SSW |
| 04:00 PM | 3.6 | 7 | SSW |
| 03:30 PM | 3.6 | 8 | SSW |
| 03:00 PM | 3.6 | 8 | SSW |
| 02:00 PM | 3.6 | 7 | SSW |
| 01:30 PM | 3.6 | 7 | SSW |
| 01:00 PM | 3.3 | 8 | SSW |
| 12:30 PM | 3.3 | 6 | SSW |
| 11:30 AM | 3.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 11:00 AM | 3.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 10:00 AM | 3.3 | 6 | SSW |
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 08:56 PM | 4.3 | 8 | SSW |
| 08:26 PM | 4.3 | 7 | S |
| 07:26 PM | 4.9 | 7 | SSW |
| 06:56 PM | 4.6 | 7 | S |
| 06:26 PM | 4.6 | 8 | S |
| 05:56 PM | 4.6 | 8 | S |
| 05:26 PM | 4.3 | 8 | S |
| 04:56 PM | 4.3 | 8 | SSW |
| 04:26 PM | 4.3 | 8 | S |
| 03:56 PM | 3.9 | 7 | SSW |
| 03:26 PM | 4.6 | 7 | SSW |
| 02:56 PM | 3.9 | 8 | S |
| 02:26 PM | 4.6 | 8 | S |
| 01:56 PM | 4.3 | 8 | S |
| 01:26 PM | 4.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 12:56 PM | 3.9 | 8 | SSW |
| 12:26 PM | 3.9 | 8 | SSW |
| 11:56 AM | 3.9 | 8 | SSW |
| 11:26 AM | 4.3 | 8 | SSW |
| 10:56 AM | 3.9 | 8 | SSW |
| Time | Wave Height | Period | Direction |
| 08:20 PM | 3.0 | 7 | SSW |
| 07:20 PM | 3.0 | 6 | SSW |
| 06:50 PM | 3.0 | 7 | SSW |
| 06:20 PM | 3.0 | 6 | SSW |
| 04:50 PM | 2.6 | 7 | SSW |
| 04:20 PM | 2.6 | 7 | SSW |
| 03:50 PM | 2.6 | 8 | SSW |
| 03:20 PM | 2.6 | 7 | SSW |
| 02:20 PM | 3.0 | 7 | S |
| 10:50 AM | 3.0 | 7 | SSW |
| 08:50 AM | 3.0 | 8 | SSW |
| 08:20 AM | 3.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 04:50 AM | 3.9 | 8 | SSW |
| 03:50 AM | 4.6 | 8 | SSW |
| 03:20 AM | 4.3 | 8 | SSW |
| 02:50 AM | 4.3 | 8 | SSW |
| 02:20 AM | 4.6 | 8 | SSW |
| 11:20 PM | 4.3 | 7 | SSW |
| 05:20 PM | 3.6 | 7 | SSW |
| 03:50 PM | 3.6 | 7 | SSW |
| Time | Wind kts | Gusts kts | Cardinal |
| 09:00 PM | 3.8 | 3.8 | W |
| 08:00 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | W |
| 07:00 PM | 7.6 | 7.6 | SW |
| 06:00 PM | 5.7 | 7.6 | WSW |
| 05:00 PM | 7.6 | 9.5 | WNW |
| 04:00 PM | 9.5 | 9.5 | WNW |
| 03:00 PM | 7.6 | 7.6 | WNW |
| 02:00 PM | 7.6 | 7.6 | WNW |
| 01:00 PM | 7.6 | 7.6 | NW |
| 12:00 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | WNW |
| 11:00 AM | 5.7 | 5.7 | NW |
| 10:00 AM | 5.7 | 7.6 | N |
| 09:00 AM | 7.6 | 7.6 | NNW |
| 08:00 AM | 9.5 | 11.4 | NNW |
| 07:00 AM | 7.6 | 7.6 | W |
| 06:00 AM | 7.6 | 7.6 | W |
| 05:00 AM | 5.7 | 7.6 | W |
| 04:00 AM | 7.6 | 7.6 | W |
| 03:00 AM | 7.6 | 7.6 | W |
| 02:00 AM | 9.5 | 11.4 | W |
| Time | Wind kts | Gusts kts | Cardinal |
| 08:54 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | SW |
| 08:48 PM | 3.8 | 3.8 | SW |
| 08:30 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | SW |
| 08:30 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | SW |
| 08:18 PM | 1.9 | 3.8 | W |
| 08:00 PM | 3.8 | 3.8 | WSW |
| 07:18 PM | 1.9 | 3.8 | W |
| 07:00 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | W |
| 06:54 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | WNW |
| 06:48 PM | 3.8 | 3.8 | W |
| 06:30 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | W |
| 06:18 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | WNW |
| 06:00 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | WNW |
| 05:54 PM | 1.9 | 3.8 | NW |
| 05:48 PM | 3.8 | 3.8 | NW |
| 05:30 PM | 1.9 | 3.8 | WNW |
| 05:18 PM | 1.9 | 3.8 | W |
| 05:00 PM | 3.8 | 3.8 | WSW |
| 04:54 PM | 1.9 | 1.9 | W |
| 04:48 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | W |
| Time | Wind kts | Gusts kts | Cardinal |
| 07:00 PM | 1.9 | 3.8 | SW |
| 06:00 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | S |
| 05:00 PM | 1.9 | 3.8 | NW |
| 04:00 PM | 3.8 | 3.8 | NNW |
| 03:00 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | NNW |
| 02:00 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | N |
| 01:00 PM | 3.8 | 5.7 | N |
| 12:00 PM | 5.7 | 7.6 | N |
| 11:00 AM | 5.7 | 7.6 | NNE |
| 10:00 AM | 5.7 | 7.6 | NNE |
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