South Florida Surf Forecast Monday April 13: High Rip Currents Palm Beach Broward Miami Dade Calm Naples Waters

Good morning, this is your South Florida surf zone forecast for Monday, April 13th through Tuesday evening. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK remains in effect across the entire Atlantic coast from Palm Beach down through Miami-Dade County through Tuesday evening. If you're planning to hit the water, exercise extreme caution and always swim near lifeguard stations. Starting with PALM BEACH COUNTY, expect surf heights of four to six feet today, the biggest swell of the forecast area. Rip currents will be life-threatening and likely in the surf zone, so respect the water. Mostly sunny skies with an extreme UV index means you'll want plenty of sunscreen. East winds stay light at ten to fifteen miles per hour. Water temps are in the mid seventies, pretty comfortable for this time of year. The low tide at Lake Worth Pier hits at eleven thirty-four in the morning, with the high coming in around five forty-nine in the evening. Moving south to BROWARD COUNTY around Fort Lauderdale, we're looking at smaller surf of three to five feet today, but the rip current risk remains high. Again, mostly sunny with extreme UV conditions and east winds around fifteen miles per hour. Water temperature sits in the mid seventies. High tide at Miami Harbor Entrance is early at six oh-two in the morning, with the low at eleven fifty-six in the morning. Down in MIAMI-DADE, the forecast looks nearly identical to Broward with three to five foot surf and that same high rip current risk. Mostly sunny, extreme UV, east winds around fifteen miles per hour, and mid-seventies water temps. Tides mirror those at Miami Harbor Entrance with the high at six oh-two in the morning and low at eleven fifty-six in the morning. If you're heading to the NAPLES and MARCO ISLAND area in Collier County, you're looking at a completely different story. The rip current risk here is LOW, and surf is minimal at one foot or less. It's a much calmer situation down here. Sunny skies with an extreme UV index, east winds around ten miles per hour, and temperatures climbing into the mid eighties. High tide at the north end of Naples Bay comes in at eleven twenty-eight in the morning with the low at five sixteen in the evening. Now let's look ahead to TUESDAY. The high rip current risk continues through the evening across Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties. Surf heights will trend slightly smaller, dropping to three to five feet in Palm Beach and holding at three to five feet in the Broward and Miami-Dade areas. Mostly sunny skies continue with east winds between ten and fifteen miles per hour. Water temperatures remain in the mid seventies on the Atlantic side. In the Naples area Tuesday, it stays calm with one foot or less surf and that low rip current risk. Mostly sunny skies with mid-eighties temperatures and gentle east winds around ten miles per hour. Bottom line: The Atlantic beaches are energized this week with significant swell and dangerous rip currents. Be smart, be cautious, and always re This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.