Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bradenton Beach today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 11PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bradenton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1027 | 708 | 533 | 341 | 447 | 79 | 65 | 39 | 65 | 59 | 45 | 46 | 34 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:59PM0.72m | 12:12PM0.64m | 11:13PM0.76m | 12:59PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.28m | 5:48AM0.09m | 5:36PM0.34m | 6:27AM0.04m | 5:55PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | SW 11 | — | SW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1027 | — | 533 | — | 447 | 79 | 65 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | NW 4 |
| kJ | 778 | 708 | — | 341 | 257 | 106 | 96 | 90 | 65 | 59 | 45 | 46 | 34 | 25 | 15 | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1194 | 1194 | 1194 | 1226 | 226 | 222 | 222 | 226 | 249 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 222 | 222 | 223 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 |
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