Bradenton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.49° N 82.71° W

Issued: 1 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bradenton Beach sea temperature is
31.3° C

2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 7PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)1ft (0.3m)2s
Afternoon (06 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Evening (06 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
0
W
5
S
10
S
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:19PM0.58m
5:02AM0.65m
5:40PM0.50m
5:34AM0.71m
7:31PM0.44m
6:13AM0.77m
Low Tide
10:41AM0.28m
10:42PM0.20m
11:58AM0.21m
11:08PM0.30m
1:17PM0.12m
11:29PM0.37m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:29
8:29
8:29
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
30
29
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
31
32
31
32
33
31
31
32
33
32
32
32
32
33
33
32
33
32
32
32
33
34
33
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
5
Energy kJ
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
WNW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
637
1688
1688
988
1509
286
286
732
532
1386
1688
777
257
286
286
286
286
250
631
286
257
253
253
225
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
3
3
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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