Surf Forecasts:
Anna Maria Island surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, W swell with 37 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Anna Maria Island this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Anna Maria Island in the next 16 days are 0.8m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 31st Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Anna Maria Island over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with it – we've got a proper flat spell coming our way for Anna Maria Island. Looking at the next two weeks, there is not a single good day for a surf. The whole forecast window is a write-off.
We start right now, and it's a long, blank run. There are no surf recommendations at all for the entire sixteen days. The swell is tiny, the period is short and weak, and the winds are mostly rubbish. Through the end of July and into early August, we see mostly cross-onshore breezes, often fresh or strong, with swell heights hovering between 0.7 ft and 3 ft. The combined energy is pathetic, never getting out of single digits or low double digits, like 4, 7, 22... just weak. The swell direction is all over the shop from the NW and W quadrants, none of which line up with the ideal WSW for the spot.
Come Saturday the 1st of August, we get a brief moment of cleaner, cross-offshore wind, but the swell is still only 2 ft with a combined energy of just 15 – not enough to bother with. The only notable thing is the water temp anomaly is about average for this time of year, so that's neither here nor there.
The pattern stays poor. We get odd pockets of clean, light offshore flow on a few mornings around the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th of August, but the swell is practically non-existent – 0.3 ft or 0.7 ft. You'd be floating around on a glassed-out lake. Even by the 9th and 10th of August, the swell has completely disappeared, showing a dash for height.
For an area like this, a blank run is more normal when there's no tropical activity or solid front pushing in. It tends not to stay this poor forever, but for now, the kite surfers might find the stronger winds more interesting than we will. Hang tight and keep an eye on the long-range charts – but there's nothing to recommend for a paddle.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat night, min 29°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue night, min 27°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 6 |
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 kJ | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:40AM0.76m | 2:26AM0.47m | 10:29AM0.79m | 2:26AM0.46m | 11:13AM0.80m | 2:31AM0.46m | 11:53AM0.81m | 2:38AM0.47m | 12:33PM0.80m | 2:46AM0.49m | 1:16PM0.78m | 2:58AM0.53m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM-0.01m | 3:33AM0.47m | 6:41PM-0.02m | 4:33AM0.44m | 7:10PM-0.02m | 5:24AM0.41m | 7:37PM-0.01m | 6:13AM0.38m | 8:03PM0.02m | 7:02AM0.35m | 8:28PM0.05m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 8:23 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 20 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 223 | 227 | 228 | 227 | 651 | 658 | 669 | 411 | 651 | 651 | 633 | 651 | 283 | 633 | 669 | 836 | 583 | 583 | 283 |
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