Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bradenton Beach today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Bradenton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:13PM0.76m | 12:59PM0.60m | 11:31PM0.80m | 1:48PM0.56m | 11:53PM0.82m | 2:42PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM0.04m | 5:55PM0.39m | 7:06AM0.02m | 6:12PM0.43m | 7:46AM0.01m | 6:27PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — |
| kJ | 43 | 28 | — | — | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 274 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 225 | 286 | 257 | 286 | 578 | 578 | 286 | 286 | 915 | 222 | 1144 | 1386 | 1213 | 1541 | 1202 | 1098 |
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