The surf forecast is flat right now for Bradenton, FL

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    85° N @ 0 → 2mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    4:26pm / 9:52am
  • BUOY 42098
    W1ft @ 4s
  • WATER TEMP
    89° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 8
WED 9
THU 10
FRI 11
SAT 12
6pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are flat and fair at 6pm on Tue 9/8
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDNW 4 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYWNW (286) 0.2 ft @ 3 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYN (350) 0.2 ft @ 4 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide,0.4 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Tuesday, Sep 8
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    NNE
    5mph
    0.4ft
    3s
    WNW
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    SE
    5mph
    0.3ft
    3s
    WNW
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    NW
    4mph
    0.2ft
    3s
    WNW
  • Wednesday, Sep 9
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    ESE
    9mph
    0.2ft
    3s
    WNW
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    SSE
    7mph
    0.2ft
    3s
    WNW
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    WNW
    3mph
    0.2ft
    3s
    WNW
  • Thursday, Sep 10
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    fair
    ESE
    11mph
    1ft
    2s
    SE
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    SE
    5mph
    0.7ft
    3s
    SSE
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    WNW
    6mph
    0.3ft
    3s
    SSE
  • Friday, Sep 11
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    SE
    4mph
    0.4ft
    4s
    SSE
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    S
    4mph
    0.3ft
    6s
    SSW
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    WSW
    4mph
    0.3ft
    6s
    SSW
  • Saturday, Sep 12
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    ESE
    5mph
    0.3ft
    5s
    SSW
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    SSE
    6mph
    0.2ft
    5s
    SSW
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    WNW
    10mph
    0.3ft
    4s
    S
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This forecast is for West-South-West facing beaches, and was updated Sep 8, 2026 @ 3:16pm.
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