Surf Forecasts:
Anna Maria Key surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, W swell with 32 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Anna Maria Key this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Anna Maria Key in the next 16 days are 0.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Anna Maria Key over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you—this 16-day stretch for Anna Maria Key is a flat spell. There's not a single solid option on the table, and I mean that. The first surfable bump doesn't show up until Monday the 3rd of August, and even then it's a sad little 3 ft swell from the WSW with a weak period of 5 seconds, blown out by a 16 mph cross-onshore wind. The combined energy is a measly 32—weak stuff. The water's sitting at 87°, which is about average for this time of year, so that's not the drama.
The whole forecast is a patchwork of tiny, short-period windswell and onshore slop. From Tuesday the 4th through to Sunday the 10th, we're looking at a long run of near-zero surf—most days the swell height is just a dash or a flat 0.7 ft to 2 ft with periods under 5 seconds. The wind chops it up or swings offshore with nothing to ride. There's a few glassy mornings, like Tuesday the 11th and Thursday the 13th, but the ocean's dead flat. That's a long gap of nothing.
Later in the second week, around Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th, we see tiny 1 ft and 0.7 ft swells from the NW with energy values of 2 to 5—basically negligible. It's still labelled "poor surf conditions" across the board. Honestly, this is a blank run for the area, and it's not unusual for Anna Maria Key to see stretches like this. The beach/pier setup doesn't hold much when the swell is this small and the wind is messy.
There's no standout here. No day worth paddling out for. The only thing I'd say is if you're desperate, maybe a kite would catch some of that wind, but for a surfboard? Leave it at home.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | W 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 2 | — | SE 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | S 5 | SSE 2 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 3 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | on | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:53PM0.60m | 4:02AM0.68m | 5:03PM0.52m | 4:34AM0.73m | 6:33PM0.45m | 5:13AM0.77m | 6:05AM0.80m | 7:15AM0.83m | 8:33AM0.85m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM0.24m | 10:46AM0.16m | 9:59PM0.31m | 12:02PM0.12m | 10:07PM0.38m | 1:27PM0.07m | 2:54PM0.01m | 4:12PM-0.05m | 5:13PM-0.09m | |||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 53 | — | 2 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 23 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | W 2 | — | SE 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | — | SSE 2 | ESE 3 | — | SE 3 |
| kJ | 32 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 228 | 284 | 562 | 284 | 284 | 1691 | 290 | 859 | 1691 | 301 | 1150 | 635 | 878 | 224 | 1439 | 242 | 269 | 1691 | 242 |
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