Bradenton Beach surf break

Bradenton Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 EST
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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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Bradenton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 12PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (11 Jan)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.3
NW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)44424467776666444444-232
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111125141526181184443321110111
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
WSW
10
WNW
35
NNW
40
N
35
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:24AM
0.27
4:40PM
0.58
5:20PM
0.59
6:09PM
0.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
0.24
1:15AM
-0.02
2:22AM
-0.09
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:22-----
Sunset----5:53-------5:54-------5:55---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232323201817161413121315161717171616161818191817
Feels °C (?)2425241712106445711131415151413131717181716
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