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Lido Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Sarasota, Florida
Lido Beach, Sarasota, Florida: flat (under 1 ft), at 1 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 0.7 ft at 3 seconds from the north-northwest, with an 8 mph offshore wind from the northeast, gusting 14 mph. Water is about 77°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.5 ft at 6 am.
flat (under 1 ft) ft
- Swell
- 0.7 ft · 3 s · NNW
- Wind
- 8 mph (NE), gusts 14offshore
- Tide
- 2.6 ft fallinglow 0.5 ft at 6 am
- Water
- 77°Frashguard
- Air
- 73°Ffeels like 71°F
- Sun
- rise 6:47 amset 5:41 pm
Lido Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Lido Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Lido Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph offshore (ENE) | 0.5 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph offshore (ENE) | 0.6 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 0.9 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph offshore (E), gusts 13 | 1.3 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (E), gusts 11 | 1.7 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph offshore (ESE) | 2.1 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (S) | 2.3 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 12 | 2.4 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 2.3 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 2.2 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 11 | 2.1 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 2.1 ft |
| 6 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph onshore (W) | 2.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 0.7 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 0.7 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 0.9 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 1.2 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 1.5 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph onshore (SW), gusts 10 | 1.9 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 12 | 2.1 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 13 | 2.2 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 2.3 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph onshore (W), gusts 15 | 2.2 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 2.2 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 2.1 ft |
| 6 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 2.2 ft |
Lido Beach beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 1 am, sets at Lido Beach arrive about every minute with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 0.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 8 s
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 0% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Lido Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Lido Beach: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 1 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Lido Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 2 s · NNW | calm | 8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 2 s · NW | 8 mph cross-shore (NW) | 12 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 3.5 ft · 5 s · NW | 18 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 24 | 17 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 22 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 2.7 ft · 6 s · NNW | 14 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 19 | 15 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 21 | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.1 ft · 4 s · NNW | 13 mph offshore (NE) | 11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 17 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 21 | 13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 21 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 17 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 28 | 12 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 18 | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 8 mph offshore (ENE) | 5 mph offshore (ESE) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 15 mph offshore (E), gusts 29 | 18 mph offshore (E) | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Lido Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Lido Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Lido Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 0.5 ft at 6 am, high 2.4 ft at 1:07 pm, low 2.1 ft at 4:44 pm and high 3.4 ft at 10:56 pm. At 1 am the tide is 2.6 ft and falling.
Lido Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.5 ft at 6 amHigh 2.4 ft at 1:07 pmLow 2.1 ft at 4:44 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 10:56 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.7 ft at 6:38 amHigh 2.3 ft at 2:01 pmLow 2.1 ft at 4:45 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 11:22 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.9 ft at 7:21 amHigh 2.2 ft at 2:44 pmLow 2.1 ft at 5:11 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 11:58 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.0 ft at 8:12 amHigh 2.0 ft at 3:30 pmLow 2.0 ft at 5:46 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.0 ft at 12:29 amLow 0.8 ft at 9:02 amHigh 1.7 ft at 5:21 pmLow 1.7 ft at 5:57 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.6 ft at 1:15 amLow 0.8 ft at 9:40 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 2.5 ft at 2 amLow 1.0 ft at 10:32 amHigh 2.1 ft at 7:29 pmLow 2.0 ft at 9:37 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.3 ft at 3:04 amLow 1.1 ft at 11:27 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Lido Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Lido Beach is about 77°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 71°F and an 8 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 76 and 77°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Lido Beach
- Siesta Key3.2 mi SSE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Stickney Point4.9 mi SSE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Longboat Key6.1 mi NW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Turtle Beach6.8 mi SSE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Whitney Beach11 mi NW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Coquina Jetties13 mi NW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
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Other spots named Lido Beach: Lido Beach, Hempstead, New York
About Lido Beach
Lido Beach is a beach break in Sarasota County, Florida, facing west. Also called Lido Key, Lido Pavilion and South Lido.
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