Holmes Beach · Manatee County · Florida
Holmes Beach Pier Surf Report & Forecast, Florida
Holmes Beach Pier, Florida: flat (under 1 ft), at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 0.5 ft at 3 seconds from the northwest, with a 5 mph cross-shore wind from the northwest. Water is about 76°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 2.1 ft at 5:45 pm.
flat (under 1 ft) ft
- Swell
- 0.5 ft · 3 s · NW
- Wind
- 5 mph (NW)cross-shore
- Tide
- 2.5 ft fallinglow 2.1 ft at 5:45 pm
- Water
- 76°Frashguard
- Air
- 75°Ffeels like 84°F
- Sun
- rise 6:47 amset 5:42 pm
Holmes Beach Pier surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Holmes Beach Pier: 6 am, Poor, on a falling low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Holmes Beach Pier: 6 am, Poor, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph offshore (NE) | 0.5 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph offshore (ENE) | 0.5 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph offshore (ENE) | 0.7 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph offshore (E) | 1.1 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (E) | 1.6 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph offshore (E) | 2.1 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 2.4 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 2.7 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 2.6 ft |
| 3 pmnow | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | 2.5 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (NW) | 2.3 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NW) | 2.2 ft |
| 6 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 2.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 11 mph offshore (ENE) | 0.7 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph offshore (ENE) | 0.5 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph offshore (E) | 0.6 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph offshore (E) | 0.9 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (ESE) | 1.3 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 1.7 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 2.1 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 2.4 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 2.5 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 2.4 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph onshore (WSW) | 2.3 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph onshore (W) | 2.2 ft |
| 6 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph onshore (WNW) | 2.1 ft |
Holmes Beach Pier beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 3 pm, sets at Holmes Beach Pier arrive about every minute with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 0.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 11 s
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 0% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Holmes Beach Pier surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Holmes Beach Pier: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Holmes Beach Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.5 ft · 3 s · NNW | 9 mph offshore (ENE) | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 6 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 3 s · NNW | 9 mph offshore (E) | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 3 s · S | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–2 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 2 s · WNW | 13 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 16 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 6 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 3.7 ft · 5 s · NW | 19 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 16 mph cross-shore (NW) | 11 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 3.1 ft · 5 s · NW | 17 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 16 mph cross-shore (N) | 1 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 1.1 ft · 4 s · NNW | 14 mph offshore (NE), gusts 20 | 10 mph offshore (NE) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 22 | 13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 14 mph offshore (ENE) | 11 mph offshore (ENE) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 18 mph offshore (NE), gusts 25 | 17 mph offshore (NE) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Holmes Beach Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Holmes Beach Pier tide chart and tide times
Tides at Holmes Beach Pier today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.5 ft at 6:36 am, high 2.7 ft at 1:26 pm, low 2.1 ft at 5:45 pm and high 3.4 ft at 11:46 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 2.5 ft and falling.
Holmes Beach Pier tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.5 ft at 6:36 amHigh 2.7 ft at 1:26 pmLow 2.1 ft at 5:45 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 11:46 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.5 ft at 7:10 amHigh 2.5 ft at 2:12 pmLow 2.1 ft at 6:01 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 3.5 ft at 12:20 amLow 0.8 ft at 7:49 amHigh 2.5 ft at 3:06 pmLow 2.3 ft at 6:13 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 3.6 ft at 12:42 amLow 0.9 ft at 8:27 amHigh 2.5 ft at 3:54 pmLow 2.3 ft at 6:37 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.5 ft at 1:13 amLow 1.0 ft at 9:20 amHigh 2.2 ft at 4:23 pmLow 2.0 ft at 7:04 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.0 ft at 1:43 amLow 0.8 ft at 10:02 amHigh 1.9 ft at 6:03 pmLow 1.9 ft at 7 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.7 ft at 2:18 amLow 0.8 ft at 10:46 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 2.6 ft at 3:13 amLow 1.1 ft at 11:43 amHigh 2.2 ft at 8:20 pmLow 2.2 ft at 11:14 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.4 ft at 4:35 amLow 1.2 ft at 12:42 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Holmes Beach Pier water temperature
The water temperature at Holmes Beach Pier is about 76°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 84°F and a 5 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 75 and 76°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Holmes Beach Pier
- Twin Piers2.4 mi SSE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Spring Ave2.4 mi NW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Coquina Jetties2.6 mi SSE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Bean Point3.6 mi NW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Whitney Beach5.0 mi SSE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Longboat Key9.5 mi SSE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
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About Holmes Beach Pier
Holmes Beach Pier is a pier in Holmes Beach, Manatee County, Florida, facing west. Also called Manatee Public Beach and Manatee Beach.
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