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Bradenton Beach Surf Forecast
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Bradenton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bradenton Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 7PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Bradenton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WNW 2 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | S 4 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:31PM0.68m | 8:05AM0.45m | 4:46PM0.63m | 8:15AM0.48m | 6:13PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.01m | 10:52AM0.43m | 1:03AM0.04m | 12:49PM0.38m | 1:48AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | 8:09 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 5 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 705 | 578 | 646 | 653 | 1240 | 1240 | 1240 | 1226 | 1243 | 1721 | 1212 | 227 | 1098 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 646 | 1098 | 926 | 257 | 246 | 246 | 226 |
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