Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bradenton Beach today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 2PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Bradenton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | W 2 | W 3 | — |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 11:08AM0.81m | 00:32AM0.55m | 11:49AM0.80m | 00:41AM0.60m | 12:33PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.36m | 6:29PM0.09m | 5:49AM0.30m | 6:51PM0.14m | 6:32AM0.24m | 7:13PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | W 2 | W 3 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1098 | 532 | 1098 | 670 | 1723 | 271 | 226 | 222 | 224 | 225 | 226 | 532 | 968 | 246 | 246 | 253 | 250 | 286 | 286 | 631 | 1827 | 1144 | 1134 |
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