Bradenton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.49° N 82.71° W

Bradenton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bradenton Beach sea temperature is
31.0°C
1.4° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
4
0.7
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
16
5
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
0
WNW
5
SSE
5
S
10
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:41AM0.75m
00:24AM0.51m
8:52AM0.77m
00:19AM0.51m
9:45AM0.80m
Low Tide
4:35PM0.06m
2:23AM0.50m
5:12PM0.04m
3:30AM0.46m
5:42PM0.04m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
7:59
 mm
5
4
2
1
Temp °C
29
25
28
29
29
30
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
Feels °C
32
27
31
31
31
32
32
32
33
32
31
32
32
31
30
30
31
33
31
32
32
30
30
31
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