Bradenton Beach surf break

Bradenton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 25 Jan 2026 EST
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Bradenton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bradenton Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is 4.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bradenton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 5PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)--
Afternoon (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (25 Jan)2ft (0.6m)5s

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

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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
NW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
NW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.6
NW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)344554444566778887776666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0142222191013129398212214471626042283998843
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
45
N
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:19PM
0.62
5:59AM
0.26
3:58PM
0.66
4:50PM
0.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:41AM
0.17
11:21PM
-0.07
8:28AM
0.24
12:46AM
-0.14
2:08AM
-0.22
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise--------7:18-------7:18-------
Sunset--6:06-------6:06-------6:07-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------11----------------
Temp. °C212222222323231916131110118654710910887
Feels °C (?)2020202224242218127311-3-5-5-5032311-1
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