WFL Wednesday March, 1st 2017 update: Friday the surf comes up to around 4-5 feet at 6 seconds from the northwest, with winds from the north. The surf peaks between noon and 3pm.  The skies will be cloudy in the morning, clearing by afternoon. The highs are in the low 70s.  In Clearwater the tide comes in from 8:30a-2:30pm, about 2 feet. Then, the tide drops about 2.5 feet until just after 9pm.

West Florida:

There is a mild cold front moving through the gulf today.  Surf comes up tomorrow morning.  The front is already about half way here.  The gradient is weak, but we should see another little swell like the last one.  Tomorrow morning the winds are offshore and the swell, knee to thigh high.  The air temps stay right around 75°.  The water temperature readings on the Egmont buoy are at 70°.  It looks like another fun little swell.  Grab the longboard; head for the coast.

Saturday: The gradient looks better for the next front, and the pressure change along the line of the front is noticeable, from 1012mb to 1024mb.  It’s just that the winds will be the wrong direction.  Suprisingly wfl stays flat behind the next one late in the week.  The temperatures drop about 10 degrees between Wednesday and Friday into the mid 70s.

The panhandle is Flat for the next 7 days. Texas is getting fun chest to head high surf today, and will continue to be around waist to chest high for the rest of the week. Weak to moderate onshore flow is in place.  Tuesday morning goes a bit slack, but the swell continues. The surf and winds rise when the strong cold front moves through Thursday.  East Florida is chest high with offshore winds.  It looks really fun over there right now.