Anna Maria Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.54° N 82.74° W

Anna Maria Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anna Maria Island sea temperature is
28.1°C
1.3° 

Anna Maria Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Anna Maria Island today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Anna Maria Island at 1PM is: 0.7m 3s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1ft (0.3m)2s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

Table - waves today at Anna Maria Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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0.6
N
3
0.8
N
4
0.4
NW
6
0.4
WNW
7
0.8
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
6
0.7
NE
4
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
7
16
10
20
14
15
15
20
16
13
4
2
1
13
13
1
1
1
12
3
3
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
N
30
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
3:08AM0.73m
4:18AM0.69m
5:50AM0.65m
10:05PM0.51m
Low Tide
12:01PM0.11m
1:15PM0.12m
2:17PM0.12m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:31
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7:33
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7:00
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6:59
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6:58
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 mm
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3
2
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2
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Temp °C
27
27
24
20
19
18
18
19
19
19
21
24
25
23
22
22
22
21
23
26
27
24
21
Feels °C
31
28
22
16
15
11
11
11
12
11
14
18
18
17
17
17
18
16
18
21
21
19
15
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