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Bradenton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bradenton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bradenton Beach sea temperature is
27.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bradenton Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 4PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Bradenton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | |
0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:24PM0.60m | 7:52AM0.54m | 7:02PM0.52m | 8:14AM0.59m | 8:41PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM0.41m | 00:59AM0.09m | 1:27PM0.32m | 1:38AM0.17m | 2:48PM0.22m | 2:12AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | 8:17 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 3 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 18 | — | — | 4 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 340 | 1128 | 735 | 735 | 286 | 286 | 249 | 250 | 536 | 1183 | 1212 | 1213 | 429 | 340 | 1202 | 1202 | 1212 | 1212 | 1183 | 1183 | 1213 | 1202 | 286 | 271 |
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