Anna Maria Island

Manatee County, Florida, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 6:54 pm

8 am
8.0
31 km/h20 mph wind, Great

9 am
8.0
32 km/h20 mph wind, Great

10 am
7.9
31 km/h19 mph wind, Great

11 am
8.1
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great

12 pm
8.1
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great

1 pm
8.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
9.0
23 km/h15 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
9.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
9.0
25 km/h15 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
8.9
25 km/h16 mph wind, Excellent

6 pm
8.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 22°C71°F
Water: 25°C77°F
Wind: 2918 km/hmph NE
Gusts: 3522 km/hmph
Waves: 0.4 m1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:54 pm

Today

8.0Great8 am3120

8.0Great9 am3220

7.9Great10 am3119

8.1Great11 am2817

8.1Great12 pm2516

8.8Excellent1 pm2515

9.0Excellent2 pm2315

9.2Excellent3 pm2214

9.0Excellent4 pm2515

8.9Excellent5 pm2516

8.8Excellent6 pm2717

Sat

8.1Great8 am3019

8.2Great9 am3018

8.1Great10 am3119

8.4Great11 am2918

8.5Excellent12 pm2817

8.7Excellent1 pm2918

8.5Excellent2 pm3120

8.8Excellent3 pm2616

9.0Excellent4 pm2314

8.7Excellent5 pm2717

7.7Great6 pm3019

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 3 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
High 9 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
Low 4 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
High 9 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

About Anna Maria Island

Anna Maria Island is an island in Florida, United States. OpenStreetMap lists Manatee County Beach, located 0.96 miles away, as a nearby beach. OpenStreetMap lists a bus stop 610 feet from the beach.

From Wikipedia

Anna Maria Island is a barrier island on the coast of Manatee County, Florida, in the United States. It is bounded on the west by the Gulf of Mexico, on the south by Longboat Pass (which separates it from Longboat Key), on the east by Anna Maria Sound, and on the north by Tampa Bay. Anna Maria Island is approximately 7 miles (11 km) long north to south.

Source: Anna Maria Island on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 590 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 190 m610 ftPALM DR/67TH ST
Nearest town: 5.3 km3.3 miBradenton Beach (village)
Nearest airport: 21 km13 miSarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)

Nearby places

The Ugly GrouperFish
590 m0.4 mi
Small Town CreameryFood and drink
790 m0.5 mi
The Doctor's OfficeFine dining
800 m0.5 mi
Gulf Coast Bartender CompanyFood and drink
830 m0.5 mi
Pink Coney ClubHot dog
830 m0.5 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Manatee County Beach1.6 km1.0 mi south away
9.0 Excellent later
Bradenton Beach2.4 km1.5 mi south away
9.0 Excellent later
Seven Pines5.5 km3.4 mi east away
9.0 Excellent later
Dog Beach11 km7.1 mi north away
9.3 Excellent later
East Beach12 km7.7 mi north away
9.3 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 31 km/h20 mph, rain 2%
Sun8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 5%
Mon8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 2%
Tue8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 2%
Wed8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 6%
Thu7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 13%