Bradenton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.49° N 82.71° W

Bradenton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bradenton Beach sea temperature is
28.3°C
0.6° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 3PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (05 Oct)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
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0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
SE
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
5
NE
10
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:39AM0.76m
10:21PM0.55m
8:18AM0.75m
10:25PM0.58m
9:33AM0.74m
10:36PM0.62m
Low Tide
3:06PM0.05m
2:10AM0.46m
3:51PM0.09m
3:24AM0.36m
4:26PM0.14m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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7:24
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7:26
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7:12
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7:10
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7:09
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 mm
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1
4
4
4
1
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3
2
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2
1
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2
4
3
Temp °C
27
26
28
28
28
28
26
25
25
25
27
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
27
28
26
25
Feels °C
30
28
30
30
31
31
27
26
26
26
29
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
30
31
26
26
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