Surf Forecasts:
Anna Maria Key surf forecast from 10 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 0.5m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 16) at 8AM.
| 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, this is Rusty. Let’s have a look at what we’ve got coming up for Anna Maria Key. I gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat. There’s no real swell on the menu, and the few tiny bumps we see aren’t going to do much for anyone on a proper surfboard.
The water temp is sitting around 86°, which is about average for this time of year. Nothing wild there.
We start off with a real dry spell. From Sunday the 9th all the way through to Monday the 11th, there’s absolutely zero wave energy. Tuesday the 12th afternoon finally sees a tiny little bump – a 1.3ft swell from the NW with a period of just 3 seconds. That’s pure wind chop. The combined energy is only 2 – so weak you wouldn’t even bother paddling out. The wind is cross-onshore, making it choppy and messy.
Wednesday the 13th and Thursday the 14th are pretty much the same story: tiny 1.3ft NW slop, short periods, and onshore or cross-onshore winds. The energy stays in the 2 range. Not worth getting wet.
Friday the 15th morning has a clean offshore wind from the E, but there’s no swell to go with it. A classic tease. The afternoons are onshore and flat.
The weekend of the 16th and 17th offers nothing. A tiny 1ft WSW swell shows up on Sunday afternoon, but with a period of just 2 seconds and an onshore wind, it’s just a ripple. Energy is at 1.
Monday the 18th and Tuesday the 19th have a few more of these little 1ft to 1.3ft pulses from the WNW and NW, but periods are still only 3 to 4 seconds. The energy climbs to a still-weak 3 or 4. There’s a moment on Tuesday afternoon the 19th with a 25 mph NNE wind that is cross-offshore, which cleans it up, but the swell is just too small and weak to ride.
The rest of the run through to Monday the 24th stays flat or nearly flat. The biggest energy we see is 5 on the afternoon of the 19th, and that’s still nothing. Most days have zero or a single digit energy reading. The wind is often cross-on or onshore, or if it’s offshore, there’s no swell.
For a beginner, this stretch is a total washout. Even a tiny 1.3ft wave is rideable if it’s clean, but it’s just not happening here. There’s no standout session, no best on offer. If the wind picks up strong, the beach setup might be more interesting for a kite than a surfboard.
Hang in there. These blank runs happen, but things can turn around quick.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun night, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri night, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | SSE 4 | — | SE 2 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | off | on | off |
High Tide | 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 | 2:21PM0.70m | 2:51AM0.62m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 7:59AM0.24m | 8:40PM0.19m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | 8:14 | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | SSE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 2 | SE 2 | — | — | SE 2 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 228 | 1691 | 1469 | 730 | 1564 | 657 | 730 | 582 | 730 | 790 | 1088 | 826 | 1208 | 1132 | 301 | 1208 | 1691 | 228 |
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