Bradenton Beach surf break

Bradenton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 EDT
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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
21.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bradenton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 2s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)--
Afternoon (27 Mar)--
Evening (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.1
NW
0.2
N
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)--2333333334555666333333
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)001352211174312111000000
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
15
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NW
30
NNW
45
NE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:07PM
0.64
11:13AM
0.43
8:40PM
0.62
11:10AM
0.46
9:49PM
0.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:43AM
-0.12
2:37PM
0.37
4:23AM
-0.09
3:52PM
0.27
4:53AM
-0.03
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise-------7:26-------7:24-------7:24
Sunset--7:45-------7:45-------7:45-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C222423222222212122252520201919192125242221202020
Feels °C (?)232420202021192022242114141314141621201818171717
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