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Anna Maria Key surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period, NW swell with 5 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 0.5m 3s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 10) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Fri 14th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 3s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Anna Maria Key over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. I've scanned the entire 16-day window for Anna Maria Key, and I've got to tell you, it's looking pretty bleak for the waves. We've got a whole lot of nothing on the horizon, and what little might show up is going to be marginal at best.
The long and short of it is this: we are looking at a serious flat spell. From now until the end of the window, there are no days that I'd tell you to get amped up for. The water temp is sitting right around average for this time of year, about 87°, so you won't need a thick suit, but you won't need a surfboard either.
The first week is a complete write-off. Starting from the 8th, we have a stormy Saturday with a tiny 1ft of wind swell and a short 3-second period, blown out by a cross-onshore wind. It's just messy. That combined energy is a weak 2. The next several mornings are clean and glassy, but there is zero surf. Afternoons are mostly onshore junk. This pattern just repeats itself day after day. On the 11th and 12th, we see a tiny bump of 1ft with periods of 2-3 seconds, but it's all wind chop with weak energy readings in the 1-2 range. Not worth a second look. The 14th is glassy in the morning but nothing to ride. There’s a slight pulse on the 14th afternoon with a 1ft NW swell, 3-second period, and a combined energy of 3, but it’s on the cross-onshore wind again, so it'll be a mess.
The second week doesn’t offer any hope either. From the 15th on, it's the same story. The strongest of the swell barely pushes past 1ft with periods of 2-3 seconds. All the energy readings remain in the low single digits. There's a morning with a small W wind swell at 0.3ft on the 20th with a 6-second period, but that's about as exciting as it gets, and that's not exciting. The 23rd sees a final 1ft and 1ft blip, but it's all onshore slop.
So, here's the deal. For the next 16 days, there are no standout sessions. Anna Maria Key looks more like a lake than a surf break. If you're desperate, any bump with a period under 8 seconds is just not going to have any push. It's going to be a long, flat stretch, which is more common for this area, but I wouldn't bank on it staying this way forever. Forecasts can change, but right now, I'd leave the board in the car and find something else to do. There are better places to be for a paddle, and with this little swell, you might as well be on a kayak.
This setup is so weak it's barely even interesting for the kite crowd, as there's no real wind or wave energy to play with.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 5 | — | W 2 | NW 3 | S 6 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | S 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 |
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 kJ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:33AM0.85m | 9:47AM0.88m | 1:56AM0.48m | 10:51AM0.90m | 1:57AM0.48m | 11:47AM0.88m | 2:06AM0.49m | 12:38PM0.84m | 2:18AM0.52m | 1:30PM0.78m | 2:33AM0.57m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM-0.05m | 5:13PM-0.09m | 6:03PM-0.11m | 3:55AM0.46m | 6:45PM-0.09m | 5:08AM0.41m | 7:19PM-0.04m | 6:08AM0.35m | 7:49PM0.03m | 7:05AM0.29m | 8:16PM0.11m | |||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | W 2 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 635 | 242 | 225 | 1425 | 242 | 284 | 1405 | 919 | 795 | 1691 | 657 | 919 | 583 | 790 | 795 | 269 | 295 | 859 | 913 | 255 |
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