Bradenton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.49° N 82.71° W

Bradenton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bradenton Beach sea temperature is
30.4° C
0.9° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.3
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
15
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
9
7
7
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
5
ESE
10
W
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:59AM0.76m
8:57AM0.79m
Low Tide
4:08PM0.05m
4:59PM0.01m
5:40PM-0.01m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:22
 mm
1
1
1
3
3
3
Temp °C
28
30
30
30
30
29
28
27
28
29
30
29
30
29
29
29
29
29
30
29
29
Feels °C
32
32
30
32
33
31
31
30
32
32
32
31
33
31
33
32
31
29
30
30
31
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