Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bradenton Beach today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Bradenton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 9 | NW 6 | N 6 | SW 4 | W 8 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 189 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:33AM0.74m | 10:36PM0.62m | 10:32AM0.72m | 10:47PM0.67m | 11:24AM0.68m | 10:59PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.14m | 4:20AM0.26m | 4:53PM0.21m | 5:06AM0.16m | 5:16PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | E 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 189 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | S 3 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 20 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | S 4 | N 6 | — | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 12 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 253 | 578 | 578 | 578 | 291 | 246 | 249 | 239 | 245 | 245 | 559 | 660 | 268 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 1165 | 988 | 735 | 1140 |
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