Anna Maria Key Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s in store for Anna Maria Key.

Gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and ugly for the most part. We’ve got a real stretch of nothingness coming up. From the start of the period right through until around the 12th of August, the surf is basically a no-go. There are a few tiny pulses here and there, but nothing worth paddling out for. The combined energy is ridiculously weak, barely registering 5 to 36 (5 to 36) at best, and the swell heights are tiny, 2 ft, and mostly coming from the west or northwest with short, choppy periods of 3 to 7 seconds. That’s just wind slop, not real swell. Winds are all over the place too, often cross-onshore or onshore, so you’re looking at bumpy, blown-out conditions. The water temp is sitting at 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s at least something.

For the first break we mention, Anna Maria Key, it’s a beginner-friendly beach and pier setup. It’s fairly consistent but that doesn’t help when the swell is this pathetic. The crowds are often here, but honestly, with waves this small, you’ll have the place to yourself.

There is a very brief glimmer on the afternoon of the 4th of August – Tuesday afternoon – when the wind goes glassy and the sea turns to glass. But the wave is only 1 ft, so you’re just bobbing around. It’s not surf.

The long gap of no recommendations stretches from the 6th of August all the way to the 15th of August. Days and days of zero to tiny swell.

Now, the only real standout – and I’m using the term loosely here – is way out on the 16th of August, Sunday morning. We get a tiny 0.3 ft pulse from the northwest with a period of 4 seconds, combined energy of just 1 (1). The wind is offshore from the east-southeast at 12 mph, so it’ll be clean. But seriously, 0.3 ft? That’s a ripple. Only a total beginner or a desperate soul on a longboard would call that surfable. It’s nothing to get excited about.

Bottom line: The entire 16-day window is a bust. The surf is poor, the swell is nonexistent, and the conditions are messy. Don’t get your hopes up. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing to chase.

Rusty.

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