The surf forecast is flat right now for Bradenton, FL
- WEATHER FORECAST
No active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.73° W @ 5mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.4:05am / 11:18am
- BUOY 42098 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 42098W
1ft @ 4s - WATER TEMP No nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.77° Wetsuit Top
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
FRI 1
SAT 2
SUN 3
MON 4
TUE 5
2pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are flat and choppy at 2pm on Thu 4/30
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Mid Tide 1.1 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Friday, May 1
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatfairWNW
6mph0.3ft3sWNW12pm flatfairSW 6mph0.3ft3sWNW6pm flatfairWSW 9mph0.3ft4sWNW - Saturday, May 2
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatchoppyS 11mph0.6ft2sSSW12pm 0-1 ftchoppySSW 14mph1.1ft3sSSW6pm 1 ftchoppyWSW 16mph2.2ft4sSW - Sunday, May 3
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftfairNNE 19mph1.4ft5sSW12pm 1 ftcleanNE 18mph1.1ft6sSW6pm 0-1 ftchoppyN 11mph0.8ft5sSW - Monday, May 4
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftcleanNE 14mph0.7ft7sSSW12pm 0-1 ftcleanENE 9mph0.6ft7sSSW6pm 0-1 ftchoppyW 11mph0.5ft7sSSW - Best Surf Trip
This Week’s Swell? You Could Be On It.
- Tuesday, May 5
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftcleanE 9mph0.4ft6sSSW12pm flatchoppySSW 7mph0.4ft6sSSW6pm flatchoppyWSW 13mph0.3ft5sSSW
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This forecast is for West-South-West facing beaches, and was updated May 1, 2026 @ 3:13am.
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