Bradenton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.49° N 82.71° W

Bradenton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bradenton Beach sea temperature is
30.6° C
1.2° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 10AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.5
W
3
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
29
29
29
40
39
17
16
15
8
8
8
14
5
3
3
3
3
4
4
9
4
1
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
WSW
20
W
20
NW
15
NNE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
5
S
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:05AM0.73m
6:59AM0.74m
7:59AM0.76m
Low Tide
3:05PM0.09m
4:08PM0.05m
4:59PM0.01m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:23
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
29
30
30
29
31
28
26
26
28
30
31
30
31
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
29
Feels °C
31
28
32
33
31
30
33
29
28
29
31
31
33
31
34
29
29
31
32
31
30
31
32
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