This is my attempt at trying to consolidate some surf info for West Central Florida surfing. My friends Pastor Dave Barr, Steve, Mike V., Mike Cleary and Paulie J are the inspiration for this page. We are always trying to find out whatever info we can and many times we all get different info and all end up at different locations. Some of us like unpopulated waves that are messy and challenging, but you get a lot of rides like at Upham, while others of us are social butterflies who would rather get fewer waves, but cleaner rides when you can get one.

One thing though we have in common is being a part of WCF tribe. There is an awesome article about WCF surfing and what the allure is on Gulfster.com you can read the article HERE. Well enough of the brown nosing and props here is the info:

Audio Forecast

WaveWatch

WCF Surf Forecast

Go to wavewatch.com for your local surf forecasts

Animated Swell Map

Go to wavewatch.com for your local surf forecasts

Surfline

Surf Report

Surf Forecast

Cams

Swellinfo.com

Go to Swellinfo.com for free local Surf Forecasts, Surf Reports, Surf / Swell timelines, and more.

NOAA’s WCF Rip Tide Forecast

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SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
444 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2008

…MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY…

.SYNOPSIS…TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD
NEAR THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST AND WILL MOVE WELL AWAY FROM
THE AREA AS IT WEAKENS TODAY. RESIDUAL ROUGH CONDITIONS OVER THE
WATERS TODAY WILL AGAIN BRING SOME RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES.

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FLZ039-042-048-049-242000-
LEVY-CITRUS-HERNANDO-PASCO-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF…CEDAR KEY…HUDSON BEACH…
MCKETHAN PINE ISLAND PARK
200 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2008

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING…

.TODAY…
SKY/WEATHER………MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE…..AROUND 85.
BEACH WINDS………SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SURF…………….1 TO 3 FEET.
WATER CONDITION…..A MODERATE CHOP.
WATER TEMPERATURE…81 DEGREES AT PORT RICHEY.
LIGHTNING THREAT….INFREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING.
RIP CURRENT RISK….MODERATE. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS
WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONGER OR
MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. ALWAYS HAVE A
FLOTATION DEVICE WITH YOU IN THE WATER.

TIDE INFORMATION…
AT CEDAR KEY…

LOW TIDE AT 12:32 AM.
HIGH TIDE AT 6:30 AM.
LOW TIDE AT 2:49 PM.
HIGH TIDE AT 9:56 PM.

AT SAINT PETERSBURG…

HIGH TIDE AT 7:07 AM.
LOW TIDE AT 4:05 PM.

Check out NOAA’s rip current safety site HERE.

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