Anna Maria Key Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about Anna Maria Key. I’ve been staring at this forecast and I gotta tell you, it’s a tough one. We’re looking at a full 16-day window with nothing but “poor surf conditions” stamped all over it. There’s a real dry spell here, and it starts right now with no surf to speak of.

The whole pattern is flat and weak. The first proper swell we see is tiny, starting Sunday the 26th of July, with a pathetic 1 ft swell from the WNW. The period is a short, weak 4 seconds, and the combined energy of all swells directed here is a measly 6 (six). To make matters worse, we’ve got a moderate cross-onshore breeze from the NW at 12 mph chopping it all up. The water temp is reading 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

Moving through the week, it’s more of the same. Monday the 27th sees a 2 ft swell from the W but the wind is onshore. By Tuesday the 4th of August, we get a brief moment of clean conditions with an offshore ESE breeze at 6 mph, but the swell is only 1.0 ft with a 6-second period. That’s just not enough to get excited about. The energy is negligible.

The end of the first week and into the second week gets even worse. From the 6th of August onward, the swell height drops to zero. The combined energy is a flat 0. There’s no push, no power. We get a few days of clean, glassy-looking conditions with light offshore winds, but with no swell, it’s just a flat lake. The only thing that changes is a tiny 0.7 ft bump on the 9th of August from the WNW, but it’s got a 2-second period and an energy of just 1. That’s barely a ripple.

Honestly, for a beach/pier setup like this, with such tiny, weak swell and onshore winds, this whole period looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. There’s no standouts here, no diamond in the rough. It’s a total blank run. Don’t hold your breath; forecasts can change, but right now, this is a hard pass.

Rusty.

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