Bradenton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.49° N 82.71° W

Bradenton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bradenton Beach sea temperature is
30.4° C
0.9° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
14
16
31
11
12
33
32
34
24
17
10
15
11
15
15
10
9
5
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
W
10
SW
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:12PM0.69m
2:54AM0.65m
3:10PM0.62m
3:19AM0.70m
4:20PM0.54m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.17m
9:15AM0.21m
9:13PM0.25m
10:19AM0.16m
9:32PM0.32m
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6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
31
30
31
29
29
29
30
31
31
31
32
31
31
31
32
32
32
33
32
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