Surf Forecasts:
Anna Maria Key surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, WSW swell with 58 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 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Anna Maria Key over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab a seat and listen up. Rusty here. Let’s stare at what’s on the menu for Anna Maria Key. Honestly, it’s a pretty grim stretch of days ahead. We’re looking at a long, flat run with nothing worth paddling out for.
The water here is sitting at 87°, which is about what you’d expect for this time of year – nothing crazy there.
The first real chance of anything rideable is a tiny, tiny glimmer. But even that’s a bust. The entire 16-day window is basically a desert. We’re talking about a solid gap of over a week with zero recommendations. From now through the 4th of August, it’s blown out, messy, or just plain flat. The swell energy is so weak it’s barely registering (values like 3, 4, up to 49). The wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore, howling from the west, making a mess of the small, weak swell.
Let’s break it down. From Saturday the 25th of July through the next week, it’s a write-off. The swell is tiny, 0.7 ft to 3 ft at best, and the period is short – 3 to 6 seconds. That’s just wind slop. The wind is a constant curse, blowing from the west or southwest at 12 to 22 mph. It’s a constant battle of “moderate cross-onshore and choppy” or “fresh breeze.” This is a beach break setup, and with that much wind on that little swell, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
There’s a brief moment around the 5th and 6th of August (Wednesday and Thursday mornings) where the wind backs off and you get a clean, glassy look from the SSE. But the swell is gone – down to 0.7 ft or 1.0 ft. You’d be floating. It’s clean, but it’s a lake.
The very end of the run, from the 7th to the 9th of August, is all zeros. Flat, calm, nothing. The wind is light and variable, but there’s no swell to work with.
Honestly, for Anna Maria Key, this is just a normal summer lull. It’s a blank run. You’re better off waiting for the next system to roll through. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s not a single standout. Save your energy.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 6 |
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 kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 49 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:42AM0.74m | 9:40AM0.76m | 2:26AM0.47m | 10:29AM0.79m | 2:26AM0.46m | 11:13AM0.80m | 2:31AM0.46m | 11:53AM0.81m | 2:38AM0.47m | 12:33PM0.80m | 2:46AM0.49m | 1:16PM0.78m | 2:58AM0.53m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.01m | 6:07PM-0.01m | 3:33AM0.47m | 6:41PM-0.02m | 4:33AM0.44m | 7:10PM-0.02m | 5:24AM0.41m | 7:37PM-0.01m | 6:13AM0.38m | 8:03PM0.02m | 7:02AM0.35m | 8:28PM0.05m | |||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 9 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 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) | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 49 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 223 | 650 | 223 | 227 | 562 | 227 | 650 | 583 | 675 | 650 | 657 | 529 | 583 | 583 | 529 | 668 | 650 | 492 | 657 | 511 | 562 |
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