Bradenton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.49° N 82.71° W

Bradenton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bradenton Beach sea temperature is
30.3° C
0.8° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 5PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.3
W
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.5
ESE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
5
5
5
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
N
10
NW
15
WNW
30
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
5
NNE
10
WNW
5
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:20PM0.54m
3:51AM0.75m
5:50PM0.46m
4:30AM0.80m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.16m
9:32PM0.32m
11:35AM0.12m
9:40PM0.39m
1:00PM0.07m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:16
8:15
 mm
1
1
3
1
3
5
Temp °C
28
29
29
29
29
27
27
26
27
29
30
29
27
27
26
26
28
31
32
31
29
Feels °C
31
32
32
32
33
29
30
28
29
32
32
31
25
28
28
29
30
34
35
34
29
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