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Siesta Key Surf Report & Forecast, Florida

Siesta Key, Florida: flat (under 1 ft), at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 0.4 ft at 3 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 4 mph cross-shore wind from the northwest. Water is about 77°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 2.1 ft at 4:25 pm.

Poor

flat (under 1 ft) ft

Swell from the north-northwest; wind from the northwest at 4 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east-northeast.NSWE
first light 6:22 amrating through the daylast light 6:06 pm
Swell
0.4 ft · 3 s · NNW
Wind
4 mph (NW)cross-shore
Tide
2.2 ft fallinglow 2.1 ft at 4:25 pm
Water
77°Frashguard
Air
77°Ffeels like 88°F
Sun
rise 6:46 amset 5:42 pm

Siesta Key surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Siesta Key: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Siesta Key today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460230–0 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:46 am5:42 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Siesta Key tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460230–0 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Siesta Key: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 120.5 ft
7 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph offshore (NE)0.8 ft
8 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 121.2 ft
9 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 121.6 ft
10 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 122.0 ft
11 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor4 mph offshore (ENE)2.3 ft
12 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poorcalm2.5 ft
1 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor4 mph cross-shore (NW)2.5 ft
2 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 122.4 ft
3 pmnowflat (under 1 ft)Poor8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 152.2 ft
4 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 162.1 ft
5 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 162.1 ft
6 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 152.2 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 120.5 ft
7 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 120.6 ft
8 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor6 mph offshore (E), gusts 110.9 ft
9 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor6 mph offshore (E)1.3 ft
10 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor5 mph cross-shore (ESE)1.7 ft
11 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor4 mph cross-shore (SE)2.1 ft
12 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor5 mph cross-shore (SSW)2.3 ft
1 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 122.4 ft
2 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 122.3 ft
3 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor6 mph onshore (SW)2.2 ft
4 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph onshore (WSW)2.1 ft
5 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor5 mph onshore (WSW)2.0 ft
6 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor4 mph onshore (WNW)2.1 ft

Siesta Key beach conditions today: waves, sets and current

At 3 pm, sets at Siesta Key arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every minute.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 0.1 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 9 s
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
Breaking
0% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Siesta Key surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Siesta Key: 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.

Siesta Key surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2460–0Mon, Nov 9: PoorMonNov 90–0Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 100–0Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 110–1Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 121–1Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 130–1Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 140–0Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–0Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 160–0Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 170–0Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Siesta Key are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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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
Siesta Key 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 9flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.7 ft · 3 s · NW7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 127 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 126 pm
Tue, Nov 10flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.2 ft · 3 s · NW6 mph offshore (E), gusts 117 mph onshore (SW), gusts 122 pm
Wed, Nov 11flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.3 ft · 3 s · S4 mph offshore (ENE)6 mph onshore (WSW)5 pm
Thu, Nov 120–1 ftPoor0.9 ft · 2 s · WNW6 mph cross-shore (WNW)14 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 224 pm
Fri, Nov 131 ftPoor3.6 ft · 5 s · NW15 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 2014 mph cross-shore (NW)6 pm
Sat, Nov 140–1 ftPoor2.6 ft · 6 s · NNW14 mph offshore (NNE)14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 206 am
Sun, Nov 15flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.4 ft · 5 s · WNW12 mph offshore (NE), gusts 188 mph offshore (NE), gusts 131 pm
Mon, Nov 16flat (under 1 ft)Poor—14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2111 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 177 am
Tue, Nov 17flat (under 1 ft)Poor—12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 1811 mph offshore (ENE)7 am
Wed, Nov 18flat (under 1 ft)Poor—14 mph offshore (NE), gusts 2516 mph offshore (ENE)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Siesta Key are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Siesta Key tide chart and tide times

Tides at Siesta Key today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.5 ft at 5:24 am, high 2.5 ft at 12:41 pm, low 2.1 ft at 4:25 pm and high 3.3 ft at 10:23 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 2.2 ft and falling.

Tide height at Siesta Key, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.012345Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 2.2 ft, fallingLow 0.5 ft5:24 amHigh 2.5 ft12:41 pmLow 2.1 ft4:25 pmHigh 3.3 ft10:23 pmLow 0.5 ft6:03 amHigh 2.4 ft1:06 pmLow 2.0 ft4:45 pmHigh 3.4 ft10:59 pmLow 0.8 ft6:37 amHigh 2.3 ft1:55 pmLow 2.2 ft4:49 pmHigh 3.5 ft11:23 pm
Tide height at Siesta Key, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Siesta Key tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 0.5 ft at 5:24 amHigh 2.5 ft at 12:41 pmLow 2.1 ft at 4:25 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 10:23 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.5 ft at 6:03 amHigh 2.4 ft at 1:06 pmLow 2.0 ft at 4:45 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 10:59 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 0.8 ft at 6:37 amHigh 2.3 ft at 1:55 pmLow 2.2 ft at 4:49 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 11:23 pm
Thu, Nov 12Low 0.9 ft at 7:20 amHigh 2.3 ft at 2:51 pmLow 2.2 ft at 5:04 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 11:50 pm
Fri, Nov 13Low 0.8 ft at 8:12 amHigh 1.9 ft at 3:34 pmLow 1.8 ft at 5:44 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.9 ft at 12:31 amLow 0.7 ft at 8:55 am
Sun, Nov 15High 2.6 ft at 1:11 amLow 0.8 ft at 9:39 am
Mon, Nov 16High 2.6 ft at 2:05 amLow 1.1 ft at 10:33 amHigh 2.2 ft at 7:29 pmLow 2.1 ft at 9:37 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.4 ft at 3:04 amLow 1.2 ft at 11:27 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Siesta Key water temperature

The water temperature at Siesta Key is about 77°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 88°F and a 4 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 76 and 78°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 77 degrees, rashguard; 76 to 78 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood77°F now

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 Siesta Key

Spots near Siesta Key with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Siesta KeyStickney PointLido BeachTurtle BeachLongboat KeyVenice North JettyVenice Jetties South

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About Siesta Key

Siesta Key is a beach break in Siesta Key, Sarasota County, Florida, facing west-southwest. Also called Siesta Public Beach and Crescent Beach.

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