Bradenton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.49° N 82.71° W

Bradenton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bradenton Beach sea temperature is
30.7° C
1.3° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 4PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
11
12
14
21
22
30
32
23
23
21
32
30
30
29
29
24
25
25
13
15
15
23
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:10AM0.84m
1:55AM0.48m
11:50AM0.83m
2:03AM0.51m
12:33PM0.80m
Low Tide
4:57AM0.43m
7:10PM-0.01m
5:46AM0.40m
7:36PM0.02m
6:35AM0.36m
8:01PM0.05m
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clear
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:21
8:20
 mm
1
2
5
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
30
30
30
30
30
29
29
29
30
30
30
29
29
30
30
29
30
29
30
30
29
30
29
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