Bradenton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.49° N 82.71° W

Bradenton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 10AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WNW
5
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
W
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.6
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
5
7
13
15
21
24
17
18
12
8
8
11
23
24
18
17
17
15
10
10
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
5
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
0
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
2:32AM0.59m
2:12PM0.69m
2:54AM0.65m
3:10PM0.62m
3:19AM0.70m
4:20PM0.54m
Low Tide
8:18AM0.27m
8:50PM0.17m
9:15AM0.21m
9:13PM0.25m
10:19AM0.16m
9:32PM0.32m
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6:54
6:54
6:54
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8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
1
8
6
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
28
27
26
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
31
29
28
28
29
29
30
29
29
29
29
31
30
32
33
31
30
31
32
32
33
33
33
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