Bradenton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.49° N 82.71° W

Bradenton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bradenton Beach sea temperature is
31.6° C
2.4° 

Bradenton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bradenton Beach today (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 1AM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Afternoon (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

Table - waves today at Bradenton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
3
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.2
W
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
4
5
3
2
4
4
3
4
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WNW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
WNW
0
SW
5
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:56AM0.45m
11:48AM0.93m
3:04AM0.46m
12:44PM0.87m
3:18AM0.49m
1:41PM0.79m
Low Tide
7:20PM-0.16m
5:06AM0.44m
8:00PM-0.12m
6:22AM0.40m
8:37PM-0.04m
7:31AM0.36m
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6:45
6:45
6:46
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8:28
8:28
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
4
3
Temp °C
30
29
29
28
28
28
29
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
Feels °C
32
32
34
31
31
33
34
33
32
30
31
32
32
31
32
32
31
32
33
32
32
33
32
31
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