Surf Forecasts:
Anna Maria Key surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period, SW swell with 3 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 0.4m 4s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Anna Maria Key over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, giving you the lowdown in feet and miles per hour. For the next 16 days at Anna Maria Key, it’s a real bummer. The surf is pretty much non-existent, with just a couple of tiny, poor-quality bumps that aren’t worth the drive.
We start this Saturday, the 22nd of August, with a tiny 0.6ft to 1ft of swell from the WSW, but the wind is a cross-on at 15 km/h, messing up the surface. The water temp is a warm 31°, which is a touch warmer than normal. The combined energy is a measly 1 to 3 – super weak. Sunday the 23rd is the same story: tiny, cross-onshore. Monday the 24th morning goes glassy with a light cross-shore, but the swell is basically gone. By Tuesday the 25th, the energy drops to zero, and we stay flat with glassy mornings through Wednesday and Thursday. Friday the 28th morning is dead calm, but still flat.
Then we get a tiny blip on Saturday the 29th afternoon – a 1ft swell from the SW, but it’s a short 3-second period, cross-on wind, and the energy is only 3. It’s poor. Sunday the 30th morning has a gentle offshore from the ENE at 15 km/h, which is clean, but again, no swell.
From the 31st of August all the way through to the 6th of September, it’s flat. A few mornings with offshore or glassy winds, but without swell, it’s just a lake. For the entire 16-day window, there is nothing worth paddling out for. If you’re a kite surfer, the cross-on and onshore winds might give you something, but for a surfboard, it’s a total bust.
This is a blank run, and for a beach/pier setup like Anna Maria Key, that’s not unusual. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s just no energy in the water.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:24AM0.73m | 1:07AM0.50m | 9:35AM0.75m | 1:02AM0.50m | 10:28AM0.78m | 1:06AM0.50m | 11:11AM0.79m | 1:10AM0.51m | 11:51AM0.79m | 1:15AM0.54m | 12:32PM0.77m | 1:24AM0.58m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM0.09m | 5:02PM0.06m | 2:50AM0.49m | 5:39PM0.04m | 3:57AM0.45m | 6:09PM0.04m | 4:48AM0.40m | 6:34PM0.06m | 5:33AM0.35m | 6:56PM0.09m | 6:16AM0.29m | 7:18PM0.13m | |||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1145 | 411 | 284 | 529 | 929 | 227 | 529 | 774 | 284 | 284 | 956 | 284 | 634 | 1691 | 227 | 228 | 657 | 223 | 223 | 316 | 223 |
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