What are the current surf conditions at Bradenton Beach?

Bradenton Beach currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Bradenton Beach?

The best time to surf Bradenton Beach is typically when swell comes from the W direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

0.6
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0.6ft

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WIND GUSTS

7kt

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AIR TEMP

23°C

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0.2ft @
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SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Tiny waves under 1ft with wind swell (short period) and gentle offshore winds keeping it clean

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Thursday

Mar 26

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🌊 0.3-1.2ft 💨 2-9kt 🌡️ 18-27°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	3s	NW	6kt	ENE	15kt	21°C	22°C	1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	3s	NW	6kt	ENE	14kt	20°C	22°C	0.8mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	3s	NNW	6kt	ENE	14kt	20°C	22°C	0.6mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	3s	NNW	6kt	ENE	13kt	20°C	22°C	0.4mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	3s	NNW	6kt	ENE	12kt	19°C	22°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	4s	NNW	6kt	ENE	11kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	4s	NNW	6kt	ENE	10kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	4s	NW	5kt	E	9kt	18°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	4s	NW	5kt	E	8kt	18°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	4s	NW	6kt	ESE	7kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	4s	NNW	6kt	SE	7kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	4s	NNW	6kt	SE	6kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	NNW	6kt	S	6kt	26°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	NNW	6kt	SSW	6kt	27°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	NNW	6kt	SW	6kt	27°C	22°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	NNW	7kt	SW	6kt	27°C	22°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	NNW	8kt	WSW	7kt	26°C	22°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	NNW	9kt	WSW	8kt	25°C	22°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	NW	7kt	W	6kt	25°C	23°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	W	5kt	WNW	4kt	24°C	23°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	2s	WSW	3kt	NW	2kt	23°C	23°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	2s	WSW	3kt	NNW	3kt	22°C	23°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	2s	WSW	3kt	N	3kt	22°C	23°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	2s	W	2kt	NNE	3kt	22°C	23°C	0mm

Friday

Mar 27

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🌊 0.2-0.5ft 💨 3-10kt 🌡️ 19-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	2s	WSW	3kt	NE	6kt	22°C	23°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	2s	WSW	4kt	ENE	9kt	22°C	23°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	WSW	5kt	ESE	12kt	22°C	23°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	WSW	5kt	ESE	10kt	21°C	23°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	W	5kt	ESE	9kt	20°C	23°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	W	5kt	ESE	7kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	WNW	5kt	ESE	7kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	3s	NW	5kt	ESE	7kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	3s	NNW	5kt	SE	8kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	3s	NNE	5kt	SE	7kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	E	5kt	ESE	6kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	SE	5kt	ESE	5kt	26°C	22°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	SE	5kt	ENE	5kt	27°C	23°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	SE	5kt	NNE	5kt	28°C	23°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	SE	5kt	NW	5kt	29°C	23°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	SE	6kt	NW	6kt	28°C	23°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SSE	8kt	WNW	7kt	28°C	23°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	SSE	10kt	WNW	7kt	27°C	23°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	SSE	9kt	WNW	10kt	26°C	23°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	SSE	9kt	NW	13kt	24°C	23°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	SSE	9kt	NW	16kt	23°C	23°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	S	8kt	NNW	15kt	22°C	23°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	SW	8kt	NNW	14kt	22°C	23°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	WSW	7kt	N	13kt	22°C	23°C	0mm

Saturday

Mar 28

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🌊 0.2-1.5ft 💨 5-18kt 🌡️ 20-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	W	6kt	N	11kt	22°C	23°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	3s	WNW	6kt	N	10kt	22°C	23°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1ft	3s	NNW	5kt	NNE	9kt	22°C	23°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	3s	NW	5kt	NNE	8kt	21°C	23°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	NW	5kt	N	7kt	21°C	23°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	NW	5kt	N	6kt	20°C	23°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	NW	5kt	N	8kt	20°C	23°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	NW	6kt	N	10kt	20°C	23°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	NW	6kt	N	11kt	20°C	23°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	NNW	6kt	N	10kt	22°C	23°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	NNW	7kt	N	9kt	24°C	23°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	NNW	7kt	NNE	8kt	26°C	23°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	NE	8kt	N	9kt	27°C	23°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	E	8kt	N	9kt	28°C	23°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SSE	8kt	N	9kt	29°C	23°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SSE	12kt	N	12kt	29°C	23°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SSE	15kt	N	15kt	28°C	23°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	SSE	18kt	N	18kt	27°C	23°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	SW	17kt	NNE	21kt	25°C	23°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	4s	W	17kt	NNE	24kt	22°C	23°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	3s	NNW	16kt	NE	28kt	20°C	23°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	4s	NNW	16kt	NE	27kt	21°C	23°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	NNW	16kt	NE	27kt	21°C	23°C	0.4mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	NNW	16kt	NE	26kt	21°C	23°C	0.5mm

Sunday

Mar 29

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🌊 0.2-0.6ft 💨 12-17kt 🌡️ 20-26°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	NNW	16kt	ENE	27kt	21°C	23°C	0.4mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	NNW	16kt	ENE	28kt	21°C	23°C	0.3mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	NNW	16kt	ENE	28kt	20°C	23°C	0.3mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	NNW	15kt	ENE	27kt	20°C	23°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	NW	15kt	ENE	27kt	20°C	23°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	NW	14kt	ENE	26kt	20°C	23°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	NW	14kt	ENE	26kt	20°C	23°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	NW	14kt	ENE	26kt	20°C	23°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	WNW	14kt	ENE	25kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	NW	15kt	ENE	24kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	NW	16kt	ENE	23kt	23°C	23°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	NW	17kt	ENE	22kt	24°C	23°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	NW	17kt	ENE	22kt	25°C	23°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	NW	17kt	ENE	21kt	26°C	23°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	NW	17kt	ENE	21kt	26°C	23°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	NW	17kt	ENE	21kt	26°C	23°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	NW	17kt	E	21kt	25°C	23°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	NW	17kt	E	21kt	24°C	23°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	NW	16kt	E	22kt	23°C	23°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	NW	15kt	ENE	22kt	22°C	23°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	NW	14kt	ENE	23kt	21°C	22°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	NW	13kt	ENE	23kt	21°C	22°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	NW	13kt	ENE	23kt	21°C	22°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	NW	12kt	ENE	23kt	21°C	22°C	0mm

Monday

Mar 30

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🌊 0.2-0.7ft 💨 9-13kt 🌡️ 19-28°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	NW	12kt	ENE	23kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	NNW	12kt	ENE	24kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	N	11kt	ENE	24kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	N	11kt	ENE	23kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	N	11kt	ENE	23kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	N	10kt	ENE	23kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	NE	10kt	ENE	23kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	ESE	10kt	ENE	23kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	10kt	ENE	23kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	SE	11kt	ENE	21kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	ESE	12kt	E	18kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	E	13kt	E	16kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	ESE	12kt	E	15kt	26°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	ESE	12kt	E	14kt	27°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SE	11kt	E	13kt	28°C	23°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	E	11kt	E	13kt	28°C	23°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	ENE	12kt	E	13kt	28°C	23°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	NNE	12kt	ENE	13kt	28°C	23°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	NNE	11kt	ENE	14kt	27°C	23°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	N	10kt	E	14kt	26°C	23°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	N	9kt	E	15kt	25°C	23°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	ENE	9kt	E	16kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	ESE	10kt	E	17kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	S	10kt	E	18kt	22°C	22°C	0mm

Tuesday

Mar 31

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🌊 0.3-1.2ft 💨 7-14kt 🌡️ 19-30°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	SSE	10kt	E	19kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	9kt	E	20kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1ft	4s	SE	9kt	E	21kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SE	8kt	E	20kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	8kt	E	20kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	7kt	E	19kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	7kt	E	19kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	7kt	E	19kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	7kt	E	19kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	8kt	E	17kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	10kt	E	15kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSE	12kt	ESE	13kt	26°C	22°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	11kt	E	13kt	27°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1ft	5s	SSE	11kt	E	12kt	28°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	SE	11kt	E	11kt	29°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	5s	SE	12kt	E	11kt	29°C	23°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	5s	SSE	12kt	E	11kt	30°C	23°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SSE	13kt	E	10kt	30°C	23°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	NE	13kt	SSW	14kt	28°C	23°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	WNW	13kt	NNW	17kt	26°C	23°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	S	14kt	E	20kt	24°C	23°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	SW	12kt	E	20kt	23°C	23°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	WNW	11kt	E	20kt	23°C	23°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	NNW	10kt	E	20kt	22°C	23°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 1

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🌊 0.3-1.2ft 💨 5-16kt 🌡️ 19-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	NNW	9kt	E	20kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	NNW	7kt	E	19kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	NNW	6kt	E	19kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	NNW	6kt	E	19kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	3s	NNW	6kt	E	19kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	3s	NNW	6kt	E	19kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	NE	6kt	E	18kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	ESE	6kt	E	18kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1ft	5s	SSE	6kt	E	17kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1ft	5s	SSE	8kt	E	16kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SSE	9kt	E	15kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	S	11kt	ESE	14kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1ft	5s	SSE	13kt	ESE	14kt	26°C	23°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1ft	5s	SSE	14kt	ESE	15kt	27°C	23°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	SSE	16kt	E	15kt	28°C	23°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	5s	SSE	12kt	ESE	13kt	29°C	23°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	5s	SSE	8kt	SE	11kt	29°C	23°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	4s	SSE	5kt	SE	10kt	29°C	23°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	4s	SSE	7kt	SE	12kt	28°C	23°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	4s	SSE	9kt	ESE	15kt	27°C	23°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	SSE	11kt	ESE	17kt	26°C	23°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	SSE	11kt	ESE	20kt	25°C	23°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SSE	11kt	ESE	22kt	24°C	23°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SSE	12kt	E	24kt	23°C	23°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:0.5ft @ 3s

Wind Conditions:2-10kt ENE

Water Temperature:22-23°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Bradenton Beach in Florida is an exposed beach and pier break that works infrequently, with the best surf typically seen during winter. The break favors windswells over groundswells, with ideal wave conditions occurring when a northwest swell aligns with offshore winds from the east. It offers both left and right-hand waves and is known to draw crowds when it's breaking. The most consistent clean surf is reported in winter, especially in January.

Best Swell Direction: W

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionNW

Ideal Wind DirectionE

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