The surf forecast is flat right now for Bradenton, FL

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    83° SW @ 0 → 3mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    3:26pm / 11:18pm
  • BUOY 42098
    S1ft @ 4s
  • WATER TEMP
    87° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 22
WED 23
THU 24
FRI 25
SAT 26
7pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are flat and clean at 7pm on Tue 9/22
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDSSW 2 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSSW (209) 0.2 ft @ 6 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Mid Tide,1.1 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Tuesday, Sep 22
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    ESE
    6mph
    0.2ft
    7s
    SSW
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    SE
    5mph
    0.2ft
    6s
    SSW
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    SW
    4mph
    0.2ft
    6s
    SSW
  • Wednesday, Sep 23
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    SE
    8mph
    0.2ft
    5s
    SSW
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    ENE
    3mph
    0.2ft
    5s
    SSW
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    N
    3mph
    0.2ft
    5s
    SSW
  • Thursday, Sep 24
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    NE
    12mph
    0.2ft
    5s
    SSW
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    NNE
    15mph
    0.2ft
    5s
    SSW
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    NE
    18mph
    2.1ft
    4s
    N
  • Friday, Sep 25
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    NE
    17mph
    2.1ft
    4s
    NNE
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    NNE
    14mph
    0.2ft
    6s
    SSW
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    N
    11mph
    0.2ft
    6s
    SSW
  • Saturday, Sep 26
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    NE
    15mph
    0.2ft
    5s
    SSW
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    NNE
    9mph
    0.2ft
    5s
    SSW
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    NW
    11mph
    0.2ft
    6s
    SSW
Check 16-days forecast with
Surf Captain Pro
Upgrade to Pro
This forecast is for West-South-West facing beaches, and was updated Sep 22, 2026 @ 3:22pm.
Read more about the Surf Captain forecasts.

Forecast Services

Surf Captain Mobile
  • App Store Link
  • Google Play Store Link

Surf Captain Widgets

Add Surf Captain Widgets to your website. Choose from two different widget types to provide the 3 day surf forecast or current conditions on your site.

View Service

Surf Etiquette Guide

We created the Surf Captain Surf Etiquette guide to hand out to surf schools and surf shops to help educate the new wave of beginner surfers. Free for those willing to help educate.

View Service

Cross Promotional Tide Charts

The Surf Captain cross promotional tide charts offer you and your business and easy and inexpensive way to market your brand. The tide charts are 3 months front, and 3 months back, with your logo and business info on the top of each side.

View Service

Surf Captain Mini Handbook

The Surf Captain Mini Handbooks - A Simple Guide to Surf Forecasting. The Mini Handbook is a trifold brochure providing the basic understandings of ocean wave science and surf forecasting.

View Service