Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bradenton Beach today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 2s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bradenton Beach at 4AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 2s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Bradenton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:23AM0.51m | 11:55AM0.87m | 1:35AM0.54m | 12:47PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52PM-0.05m | 5:41AM0.36m | 7:22PM0.03m | 6:38AM0.30m | 7:49PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 579 | 578 | 1140 | 1464 | 1202 | 1202 | 1553 | 1742 | 1739 | 1753 | 1509 | 1509 | 1509 | 732 | 1688 | 1777 | 1777 | 1134 | 915 |
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