Anna Maria Key Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s be straight with you. I’m looking at the next couple of weeks for Anna Maria Key, and honestly, it’s a tough stretch. The surf is going to be very small and mostly messy for the foreseeable future. We’re not talking about a total flat spell, but it’s going to be a real grind for anyone chasing waves.

The water temp is sitting right around 86° and that’s pretty much spot on for this time of year, so at least it’ll be warm while you’re sitting there waiting.

Right now, and for the next several days, there is just nothing doing. Monday the 10th through the weekend is a write-off. We’ve got some tiny swells showing up, but the wind is mostly cross-onshore or straight onshore, which just chops everything up. The energy is basically non-existent, with combined swell energy values in the low single digits – like 0 to 3. It’s not worth getting wet for.

We’ll see a little bump on Wednesday the 12th, but it’s only 1ft of short-period, 3-second windswell. That’s more of a knee-high ripple than a wave. The wind will be up too, making it a choppy mess. Same story on Thursday the 13th.

There’s a hint of cleaner conditions on Friday the 14th morning with a light NNE cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is a pathetic 0.3ft. You’ll have a glassy surface with nothing to ride.

The pattern continues through the weekend and into the next week. Mostly cross-on shore winds, tiny swells, and poor surf. The energy levels stay critically low, mostly in the 0-3 range. A few of the afternoon sessions will see a slight bump to 1ft but the wind will be howling at 12 mph right onshore, so it’ll be blown out.

The one glimmer of hope in this whole 16-day window shows up on Monday the 24th. The morning still looks small, but the afternoon is the most interesting we’ve seen. We get a 1ft swell from the NW with a period of 5 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 10. That’s still weak energy, but it’s the best we’ll get. The wind goes light and onshore, which isn’t perfect, but it’s the cleanest option we'll have. This is your best and really only chance to get a few grovelly ones.

Tuesday the 25th has a bit of swell in the morning with a light offshore breeze, but it’s only 0.7ft. The afternoon kicks up a strong cross-offshore wind at 16 mph, which will clean it up but also blow it flat.

So, here’s the bottom line. This is one of those blank runs for the area. It’s going to be a long stretch of poor surf. Don’t get your hopes up. If you absolutely have to get wet, keep an eye on that Monday the 24th afternoon. Beyond that, it’s a waiting game. Forecasts can change, but right now, this is what we’ve got.

Rusty

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