Surf Forecasts:
Anna Maria Key surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period, WNW 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 3s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 3s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Anna Maria Key over the next 16 days.
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Alright, let me look at what we’ve got here for Anna Maria Key. To be honest, mate, it’s a tough stretch. The whole 16-day window is looking flat or near-flat. There are no good surf options across this period. That’s the reality of summer in this area—it can go quiet, and this is one of those blank runs.
Right from Tuesday, July 7th, we’re seeing tiny, weak 0.7 ft swell from the west with a short period of 4 seconds. The combined swell energy is only 1 – that’s just about nothing. Winds are cross-on or onshore, so it’s choppy and messy. The water temp is sitting at a very unusual 89°F, which is 5°F warmer than normal. That’s a big anomaly, much warmer than what you’d expect.
Wednesday, July 8th, offers a moment of glassy conditions in the morning with calm wind, but there’s literally no swell. Zero. You’d be sitting on a lake. Wednesday afternoon picks up a little with a 0.7 ft swell from the WNW and a period of 5 seconds, but it’s cross-onshore at 9 mph. Not worth paddling out.
Thursday July 9th morning has light offshore from the ESE, but again, no swell at all. Just clean, flat water. The pattern keeps repeating – a few tiny bumps here and there, but nothing over 1 ft. Most days the combined energy is 0, 1, or 2. Even when we get a little 1 ft bump on the 19th and 20th with combined energy up to 10, it’s still small, short-period, and crossed up by moderate breezes. The waves won’t have any push or shape.
Honestly, for the whole 16 days, there is nothing that qualifies as a standout. This is a proper flat spell. If you’re into kite surfing, the afternoon breezes on the 13th hit 19 mph onshore, and the 22nd has 16 mph cross-shore winds, so the conditions might be more interesting for that than for paddle surfing. But for a surfer? Just leave the board at home. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a long wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 29°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | WNW 5 | S 5 | — | W 2 | NW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 3 | W 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | NW 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 |
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 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:23PM0.48m | 6:17AM0.69m | 8:14PM0.43m | 6:56AM0.74m | 7:44AM0.80m | 8:41AM0.85m | 9:40AM0.89m | 10:39AM0.92m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.20m | 11:35PM0.29m | 1:44PM0.12m | 11:56PM0.37m | 3:00PM0.03m | 4:11PM-0.06m | 5:14PM-0.13m | 6:11PM-0.17m | 7:01PM-0.18m | ||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 | — | — | W 2 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | W 2 | S 3 | — | — | NW 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 730 | 1691 | 272 | 227 | 635 | 251 | 223 | 1180 | 251 | 284 | 857 | 255 | 223 | 1691 | 245 | 284 | 337 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 583 |
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