
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bradenton Beach today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 6PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bradenton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 2 | — | — |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 17 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:10PM0.62m | 3:19AM0.70m | 4:20PM0.54m | 3:51AM0.75m | 5:50PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.21m | 9:13PM0.25m | 10:19AM0.16m | 9:32PM0.32m | 11:35AM0.12m | 9:40PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 51 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | S 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 3 | W 5 | — | — | — | — |
25 | — | — | 1 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | W 5 | S 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 5 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — |
25 | 17 | 32 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 286 | 286 | 223 | 253 | 246 | 226 | 222 | 253 | 286 | 286 | 559 | 926 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 862 | 926 | 300 | 271 |
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