Bradenton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.49° N 82.71° W

Bradenton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bradenton Beach sea temperature is
31.1° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 6AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
3
0.2
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
10
10
11
16
16
9
8
11
7
7
3
4
6
7
4
4
3
2
1
3
1
2
4
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:28AM0.74m
6:42PM0.43m
4:07AM0.75m
5:01AM0.74m
Low Tide
11:36AM0.16m
8:38PM0.43m
1:03PM0.15m
2:34PM0.12m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:04
8:02
 mm
3
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
30
30
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
29
29
29
30
29
29
29
Feels °C
33
32
33
31
31
31
31
32
33
33
34
33
32
31
32
34
34
33
33
31
32
31
31
32
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