Surf Forecasts:
Anna Maria Key surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 19 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period, S swell with 4 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 0.3m 4s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Anna Maria Key over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let me be straight with you – it’s gonna be a long, quiet stretch on the sand. We’ve got a 16-day window, but don’t get your hopes up for the first week or more. There’s a big gap with no real surf on offer from Sunday the 13th all the way through to the morning of Monday the 22nd. That’s over a week of flat, poor conditions. Even when we do see a tiny bump, the quality is terrible.
Around Monday morning the 22nd, a weak little 0.3ft ripple from the SW might show up at Anna Maria Key, but with the combined swell energy sitting at a paltry 1, it’s barely a bump. The wind is light offshore from the East, so the water will be glassy clean, but honestly, you’re not catching anything worth paddling for. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing weird there.
The following days stay in the same sad boat. Wednesday the 23rd is the best of a bad lot, with the swell nudging up to 2ft from the SSW, and the combined energy hitting a weak 12. It’s still small, but the wind is clean and cross-off from the ENE. For a beach/pier setup like this, that’s about as good as it gets in this forecast. You’ll be scratching for ankle-biters.
Given the persistent small, weak swell and onshore or cross winds for most of the run, this stretch looks more interesting for a kite surfer than someone with a paddle. The breaks are inconsistent and the forecast is bleak.
After that, we limp into the end of September with nothing but zeros and poor ratings. It’s a blank run, but that’s not unusual for the area when the swell windows close up. Hang tight, forecasts can change.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, light winds from the NE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | E 2 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:16AM0.69m | 2:21PM0.62m | 1:35AM0.73m | 3:14PM0.56m | 1:59AM0.76m | 4:13PM0.51m | 2:28AM0.77m | 5:30PM0.47m | 3:03AM0.76m | 3:48AM0.74m | 4:52AM0.71m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.12m | 7:40PM0.33m | 8:32AM0.10m | 7:57PM0.38m | 9:20AM0.09m | 8:10PM0.41m | 10:14AM0.11m | 8:13PM0.44m | 11:21AM0.13m | 12:46PM0.15m | |||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | 7:38 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NW 3 | — | E 2 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 245 | 562 | 228 | 284 | 583 | 1469 | 733 | 733 | 826 | 931 | 675 | 493 | 604 | 562 | 269 | 223 | 236 | 223 |
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