Bradenton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.49° N 82.71° W

Bradenton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bradenton Beach sea temperature is
28.6°C
1.0° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 3PM is: 0.3m 2s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (06 Oct)1ft (0.3m)2s
Evening (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
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0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
1
1
2
3
0
0
2
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
0
NNW
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
E
25
ENE
30
E
35
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
15
ESE
10
SSW
15
NNE
35
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:18AM0.75m
10:25PM0.58m
9:33AM0.74m
10:36PM0.62m
10:32AM0.72m
10:47PM0.67m
Low Tide
2:10AM0.46m
3:51PM0.09m
3:24AM0.36m
4:26PM0.14m
4:20AM0.26m
4:53PM0.21m
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7:24
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7:26
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 mm
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1
2
3
7
6
1
3
2
3
5
5
7
4
6
1
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2
6
7
2
Temp °C
26
27
28
28
28
28
27
26
26
25
27
27
27
24
23
23
23
23
24
27
28
27
23
Feels °C
29
31
30
29
30
31
31
29
28
26
29
30
30
24
22
21
22
22
24
28
31
29
21
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