Bradenton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.49° N 82.71° W

Bradenton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bradenton Beach sea temperature is
31.8° C
2.6° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat night, min 28°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
9
10
6
0
0
36
47
41
24
22
18
24
35
42
48
44
33
25
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:39PM0.69m
3:55AM0.59m
3:42PM0.59m
4:19AM0.64m
4:54PM0.50m
Low Tide
9:37PM0.13m
9:49AM0.28m
10:03PM0.22m
11:04AM0.23m
10:25PM0.30m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
2
1
1
6
5
Temp °C
28
29
28
28
28
28
29
28
29
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
Feels °C
28
29
28
29
28
28
28
27
28
30
30
28
27
28
28
27
29
29
30
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