South Florida Surf Forecast Thursday Friday High Rip Current Risk Palm Beach Broward Miami Dade Collier County

# Surf Zone Forecast Report Good morning, this is your coastal surf zone forecast for Thursday, April 30th through Friday, May 1st, twenty twenty-six. A high rip current risk remains in effect through Friday evening, particularly along the Palm Beach coastline where conditions will be most dynamic. If you're planning a beach day, pay close attention to these warnings as life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. Starting with Palm Beach, expect three to four foot surf heights today under sunny skies with an extreme UV index. Water temperatures hover around eighty degrees, so it'll feel refreshing out there. Southwest winds at five to ten miles per hour will keep things relatively calm. The high tide at Lake Worth Pier occurs at seven forty-nine in the morning, with a low tide coming in around one fifty-eight in the afternoon. The sun rises at six forty-three and sets at seven fifty-two. Friday in Palm Beach sees surf heights dropping to two to three feet, though that high rip current risk persists. Winds shift to the west in the morning before turning south by afternoon, both at around five miles per hour. High tide moves to eight twenty-six in the morning, with low tide at two thirty-four in the afternoon. Moving south to Broward County beaches near Fort Lauderdale, conditions are considerably milder. Today brings one to two foot surf with a moderate rip current risk, so while conditions are calmer, you'll still want to exercise caution. Similar sunny weather and extreme UV conditions accompany southwest winds becoming southerly in the afternoon. High tide at Miami Harbor Entrance occurs at eight twenty-seven this morning, with low tide at two nineteen in the afternoon. Sunrise is six forty-four and sunset at seven fifty-one. Friday in Broward maintains one to two foot surf with moderate rip currents possible. The pattern repeats with southwest winds shifting south, and the high tide moves to nine oh-five in the morning with low tide at two fifty-seven in the afternoon. Miami-Dade beaches essentially mirror the Broward forecast. One to two foot surf, moderate rip current risk, sunny and extreme UV conditions today and Friday. Southwest winds becoming southerly complete the picture. High tide at Miami Harbor Entrance comes in at eight twenty-seven this morning and nine oh-five on Friday, with corresponding low tides at two nineteen and two fifty-seven. Finally, down in Collier County around Naples and Marco Island, conditions are significantly gentler. Surf is one foot or less with a low rip current risk, making this your safest bet if you want to avoid heavy current issues. Patchy fog may greet you at sunrise, but sunny skies follow. Light and variable winds in the morning become southwest around ten miles per hour by afternoon. The low tide at North End of Naples Bay is six forty-seven this morning and seven twenty-one on Friday, with high tides at twelve thirty-one and twelve fifty-three respectively. Overall, an excel This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.