Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Ruskin, FL
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Marine Forecasts
NOTE: Zones updated 4/16/2026. Some zones changed. Use Edit if needed.
GMZ830 Tampa Bay Waters- 806 Pm Edt Mon Jun 8 2026
Rest of tonight - North winds around 10 knots, becoming east late. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Tuesday - East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Tuesday night - Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Wednesday - East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated Thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Wednesday night - West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated Thunderstorms. Scattered showers, mainly in the evening.
Thursday - Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and Thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Thursday night - West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and Thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
Friday - South winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and Thunderstorms.
Friday night - West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of Thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
Saturday - West winds around 5 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and Thunderstorms.
winds and waves higher in and near Thunderstorms.
winds and waves higher in and near Thunderstorms.
GMZ800 Synopsis For The Coastal Waters From Bonita Beach To Suwannee River- 806 Pm Edt Mon Jun 8 2026
Synopsis - Pleasant marine conditions continue through the week with flow mainly out of the east-northeast. An afternoon/evening shift onshore is expected with the sea breeze development. A few showers over southwest florida could drift over the coastal waters the next few evenings as they push westward.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Ruskin, FL

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| Little Manatee River Click for Map Tue -- 02:08 AM EDT Moonrise Tue -- 03:47 AM EDT 0.68 feet Low Tide Tue -- 06:33 AM EDT Sunrise Tue -- 10:27 AM EDT 1.68 feet High Tide Tue -- 02:43 PM EDT Moonset Tue -- 05:59 PM EDT 0.46 feet Low Tide Tue -- 08:24 PM EDT Sunset Tue -- 11:42 PM EDT 1.03 feet High Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Little Manatee River, Florida, Tide feet
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| 1 |
| 1 am |
| 0.9 |
| 2 am |
| 0.8 |
| 3 am |
| 0.7 |
| 4 am |
| 0.7 |
| 5 am |
| 0.8 |
| 6 am |
| 0.9 |
| 7 am |
| 1.1 |
| 8 am |
| 1.3 |
| 9 am |
| 1.5 |
| 10 am |
| 1.7 |
| 11 am |
| 1.7 |
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| 1.5 |
| 1 pm |
| 1.3 |
| 2 pm |
| 1.1 |
| 3 pm |
| 0.9 |
| 4 pm |
| 0.7 |
| 5 pm |
| 0.5 |
| 6 pm |
| 0.5 |
| 7 pm |
| 0.5 |
| 8 pm |
| 0.6 |
| 9 pm |
| 0.8 |
| 10 pm |
| 0.9 |
| 11 pm |
| 1 |
Tide / Current for Cut A Channel, Marker 10, Hillsborough Bay (depth 15 ft), Tampa Bay, Florida Current
| Cut A Channel Click for Map Flood direction 40 true Ebb direction 213 true Tue -- 12:39 AM EDT -0.17 knots Max Ebb Tue -- 02:08 AM EDT Moonrise Tue -- 03:21 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack Tue -- 06:33 AM EDT Sunrise Tue -- 08:08 AM EDT 0.27 knots Max Flood Tue -- 10:22 AM EDT -0.00 knots Slack Tue -- 01:44 PM EDT -0.18 knots Max Ebb Tue -- 02:43 PM EDT Moonset Tue -- 04:36 PM EDT 0.00 knots Slack Tue -- 08:25 PM EDT Sunset Tue -- 08:58 PM EDT 0.23 knots Max Flood Tue -- 11:03 PM EDT -0.00 knots Slack Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Cut A Channel, Marker 10, Hillsborough Bay (depth 15 ft), Tampa Bay, Florida Current, knots
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| -0.2 |
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| -0 |
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| 0.1 |
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| 0.1 |
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| 0.2 |
| 7 am |
| 0.2 |
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| 0.3 |
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| 0.2 |
| 10 am |
| 0.1 |
| 11 am |
| -0.1 |
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| -0.1 |
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| -0.2 |
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| -0.2 |
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| -0.1 |
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| -0.1 |
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| 0.1 |
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| 0.2 |
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| 0.2 |
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| 0.2 |
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| 0.2 |
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| 0 |
Area Discussion for Tampa Bay, FL
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FXUS62 KTBW 090449 AFDTBW
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 1249 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026
New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER
KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 1205 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026
- Above normal temps with limited shower and storm chances early this week with heat indices reaching 100+ degrees in the afternoons.
- Increasing shower and storm chances gradually spread northward across the area, particularly from around mid week into next weekend.
DISCUSSION
Issued at 1205 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026 Surface high pressure over the western Atlantic will extend over the Florida peninsula today and Wednesday with easterly boundary layer flow across the region. This will hold the west coast sea breeze boundary over the coastal counties of west central and southwest Florida each day. Deep layer moisture will gradually recover today and Wednesday. Pops will remain low again today with only scattered afternoon storms over southwest Florida, but will increase from south to north on Wednesday with scattered to numerous mid/late day showers and thunderstorms with highest pops over the coastal counties.
Transition day on Thursday as the easterly gradient begins to weaken with the east/west coast sea breeze boundaries colliding over the interior during the late afternoon/early evening hours...shifting highest pops to over the interior.
On Friday and over the weekend, boundary layer flow will become light westerly with highest pops again over the interior. A few showers or thunderstorms may develop over the coastal waters during the late night early morning hours and move locally onshore each night over the weekend.
Temperatures will continue to run several degrees above climatic normals each day through the period.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1205 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026 VFR conditions will prevail the remainder of the night with BKN250 at all terminals. Scattered showers/thunderstorms will develop Tuesday afternoon vcnty all terminals with LCL MVFR CIGs and IFR VSBYs.
MARINE
Issued at 1205 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026 High pressure will hold over the waters through the period.
Main hazard will be showers/storms over land this afternoon and Wednesday afternoon that push west locally offshore before gradually weakening/dissipating. As the flow shifts to the west, main isolated showers/thunderstorms will develop during the overnight and early morning hours.
FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 1205 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026 No fire weather hazards are expected as sufficient moisture will keep minimum afternoon relative humidity values above critical levels the next several days.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 91 78 92 78 / 0 10 40 20 FMY 94 77 94 76 / 30 30 60 40 GIF 92 75 93 74 / 10 10 60 20 SRQ 93 77 92 76 / 10 10 40 30 BKV 93 74 94 73 / 10 10 50 10 SPG 93 78 93 78 / 0 10 30 20
Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Monday: 2 Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Tuesday: 2
For additional information on sea breeze regimes, go to: https:// www.weather.gov/tbw/ThunderstormClimatology
TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...None.
Gulf waters...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 1249 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026
New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER
KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 1205 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026
- Above normal temps with limited shower and storm chances early this week with heat indices reaching 100+ degrees in the afternoons.
- Increasing shower and storm chances gradually spread northward across the area, particularly from around mid week into next weekend.
DISCUSSION
Issued at 1205 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026 Surface high pressure over the western Atlantic will extend over the Florida peninsula today and Wednesday with easterly boundary layer flow across the region. This will hold the west coast sea breeze boundary over the coastal counties of west central and southwest Florida each day. Deep layer moisture will gradually recover today and Wednesday. Pops will remain low again today with only scattered afternoon storms over southwest Florida, but will increase from south to north on Wednesday with scattered to numerous mid/late day showers and thunderstorms with highest pops over the coastal counties.
Transition day on Thursday as the easterly gradient begins to weaken with the east/west coast sea breeze boundaries colliding over the interior during the late afternoon/early evening hours...shifting highest pops to over the interior.
On Friday and over the weekend, boundary layer flow will become light westerly with highest pops again over the interior. A few showers or thunderstorms may develop over the coastal waters during the late night early morning hours and move locally onshore each night over the weekend.
Temperatures will continue to run several degrees above climatic normals each day through the period.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1205 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026 VFR conditions will prevail the remainder of the night with BKN250 at all terminals. Scattered showers/thunderstorms will develop Tuesday afternoon vcnty all terminals with LCL MVFR CIGs and IFR VSBYs.
MARINE
Issued at 1205 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026 High pressure will hold over the waters through the period.
Main hazard will be showers/storms over land this afternoon and Wednesday afternoon that push west locally offshore before gradually weakening/dissipating. As the flow shifts to the west, main isolated showers/thunderstorms will develop during the overnight and early morning hours.
FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 1205 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026 No fire weather hazards are expected as sufficient moisture will keep minimum afternoon relative humidity values above critical levels the next several days.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 91 78 92 78 / 0 10 40 20 FMY 94 77 94 76 / 30 30 60 40 GIF 92 75 93 74 / 10 10 60 20 SRQ 93 77 92 76 / 10 10 40 30 BKV 93 74 94 73 / 10 10 50 10 SPG 93 78 93 78 / 0 10 30 20
Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Monday: 2 Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Tuesday: 2
For additional information on sea breeze regimes, go to: https:// www.weather.gov/tbw/ThunderstormClimatology
TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...None.
Gulf waters...None.
| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
| PMAF1 | 9 mi | 48 min | 30.12 | |||||
| MTBF1 | 10 mi | 48 min | ESE 9.9G | 30.10 | ||||
| OPTF1 - 8726607 - Old Port Tampa, FL | 11 mi | 48 min | E 5.1G | 30.12 | ||||
| SAPF1 - 8726520 - St. Petersburg, FL | 11 mi | 48 min | ESE 6G | 30.09 | ||||
| EBEF1 | 13 mi | 48 min | 30.11 | |||||
| SKCF1 | 13 mi | 48 min | ENE 4.1G | |||||
| TPAF1 - 8726694 - TPA Cruise Terminal 2, Tampa, FL | 14 mi | 48 min | E 6G | |||||
| CWBF1 - 8726724 - Clearwater Beach, FL | 27 mi | 48 min | ESE 8G | 30.12 | ||||
| 42098 | 28 mi | 36 min | 80°F | 83°F | 2 ft | |||
| VENF1 - Venice, FL | 45 mi | 36 min | E 5.1G | 78°F | 30.08 | 71°F | ||
| 42013 - C10 - Navy-2 | 47 mi | 151 min | E 18G | 82°F | 30.09 |
Wind History for St. Petersburg, FL
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Airport Reports
| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Air | DewPt | RH | inHg |
| KMCF MacDill Air Force Base US | 10 sm | 70 min | E 05 | 10 sm | A Few Clouds | 79°F | 68°F | 70% | 30.10 | |
| KSPG Albert Whitted Airport US | 11 sm | 12 min | E 09 | 10 sm | Clear | 79°F | 73°F | 84% | 30.09 | |
| KTPF Peter O Knight Airport US | 13 sm | 10 min | E 05 | 10 sm | Clear | 77°F | 72°F | 83% | 30.10 | |
| KPIE St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport US | 18 sm | 12 min | E 05 | 10 sm | Clear | 79°F | 72°F | 79% | 30.10 | |
| KTPA Tampa International Airport US | 18 sm | 12 min | var 03 | 10 sm | Mostly Cloudy | 79°F | 70°F | 74% | 30.11 | |
| KVDF Tampa Executive Airport US | 20 sm | 10 min | calm | 10 sm | Clear | 72°F | 68°F | 88% | 30.11 | |
| KPCM Plant City Municipal Airport US | 23 sm | 10 min | calm | 10 sm | Clear | 75°F | 72°F | 89% | 30.12 | |
| KCLW Clearwater Air Park US | 24 sm | 10 min | ESE 03 | Clear | 77°F | 70°F | 78% | 30.10 | ||
| KSRQ Sarasota Bradenton International Airport US | 24 sm | 12 min | E 05 | 10 sm | Clear | 79°F | 70°F | 74% | 30.09 |
Link to 5 hour of 5 minute data for KMCF
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) for KMCF
Wind History Graph: MCF
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