Surf Forecasts:
Anna Maria Key surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period, SW 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 (Sep 04) at 5PM. 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 Wednesday (Sep 09) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 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 talk about what’s on the table for Anna Maria Key. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch ahead. The forecast is a real bummer for us paddlers, with next to no surf energy on the horizon for the next two weeks. The only flicker of something rideable doesn’t show up until the second week, so we’re looking at a long dry spell.
The water’s sitting at a warm 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least the wait will be comfortable.
Right now, starting Wednesday afternoon, it’s all tiny dribble. We’ve got a pathetic 1.0ft swell from the WNW with a period of just 2 seconds – that’s straight-up wind slop. The combined energy is basically zero (1), and with a cross-on breeze, the conditions are poor. This trend of nothingness continues day after day. Thursday through to the end of the first week and into the start of the second, the surf height is flat, flat, flat. There’s just no swell reaching us. We get some clean mornings with offshore or glassy winds, which would be perfect if there were waves, but there aren't any.
Now, the only time we see a pulse is on Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th of September. On the morning of Monday the 14th, we get a tiny bump: 2ft from the S, with a 4-second period. The combined energy is still very weak (19), but the wind is offshore and clean. It’s surfable for a beginner on a foamie, but it’s not going to get your heart racing. By the afternoon, it drops off again with a cross-shore wind.
That’s pretty much it. A couple of small, weak windows in a sea of nothing. For an exposed beach break like Anna Maria Key, this is a classic late-summer flat spell. Don’t bother getting the board wet unless you are just after a float. Conditions like this are more suited to a kite than a surfboard.
Stay patient, keep an eye on the charts, and I’ll catch you next time.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | NW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 |
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 kJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:23PM0.48m | 3:35AM0.81m | 4:26AM0.82m | 5:37AM0.81m | 7:11AM0.81m | 8:46AM0.81m | 00:29AM0.52m | 10:03AM0.83m | 00:31AM0.53m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.42m | 11:49AM0.06m | 1:21PM0.05m | 2:52PM0.02m | 4:04PM-0.01m | 4:57PM-0.02m | 3:25AM0.46m | 5:37PM0.00m | 4:33AM0.38m | |||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 635 | 859 | 733 | 1162 | 223 | 228 | 1564 | 228 | 1245 | 1691 | 1489 | 583 | 582 | 1425 | 650 | 583 | 733 | 301 | 1108 | 245 |
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