Bradenton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.49° N 82.71° W

Bradenton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bradenton Beach sea temperature is
30.9° C
1.5° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.8
W
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
3
0.2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
44
44
44
68
46
42
45
42
29
29
30
29
40
18
18
16
8
8
8
15
5
4
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
NE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNW
10
N
5
W
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:22AM0.71m
6:05AM0.73m
6:59AM0.74m
Low Tide
1:47PM0.14m
3:05PM0.09m
4:08PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:23
 mm
1
Temp °C
28
28
29
30
30
29
29
29
28
27
29
30
30
30
30
27
26
26
28
31
32
31
31
Feels °C
29
29
30
32
31
31
33
33
30
30
32
33
32
31
33
28
29
29
31
33
35
35
35
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