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Manasota Key Surf Report & Forecast, Englewood, Florida

Manasota Key, Englewood, Florida: flat (under 1 ft), at 7 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 0.9 ft at 3 seconds from the north-northwest, with an 8 mph cross-shore wind from the north-northwest, gusting 13 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 3.3 ft at 10:25 pm.

Poor

flat (under 1 ft) ft

Swell from the north-northwest; wind from the north-northwest at 8 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:21 amrating through the daylast light 6:06 pm
Swell
0.9 ft · 3 s · NNWplus 0.5 ft · 4 s · NW
Wind
8 mph (NNW), gusts 13cross-shore
Tide
2.5 ft risinghigh 3.3 ft at 10:25 pm
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
76°Ffeels like 80°F
Sun
rise 6:45 amset 5:42 pm

Manasota Key surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Manasota Key: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Manasota Key today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460230–0 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:45 am5:42 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Manasota Key tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460230–0 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Manasota Key: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor6 mph cross-shore (NNE)0.5 ft
7 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph offshore (NE)0.7 ft
8 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor6 mph offshore (NE)1.1 ft
9 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor5 mph offshore (ENE)1.5 ft
10 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor5 mph offshore (ENE)1.9 ft
11 amflat (under 1 ft)Poorcalm2.2 ft
12 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poorcalm2.3 ft
1 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor5 mph onshore (W)2.3 ft
2 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph onshore (W), gusts 122.2 ft
3 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor8 mph onshore (W), gusts 132.1 ft
4 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 152.0 ft
5 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 162.0 ft
6 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 152.2 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph offshore (E), gusts 120.5 ft
7 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph offshore (E), gusts 120.6 ft
8 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor8 mph offshore (E), gusts 140.9 ft
9 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor8 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 141.3 ft
10 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor8 mph offshore (ESE)1.7 ft
11 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph cross-shore (SE)2.1 ft
12 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph cross-shore (S)2.3 ft
1 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor8 mph cross-shore (SSW)2.4 ft
2 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph cross-shore (SSW)2.3 ft
3 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph cross-shore (SW)2.2 ft
4 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph onshore (SW)2.1 ft
5 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor6 mph onshore (WSW)2.1 ft
6 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor4 mph onshore (W)2.1 ft

Manasota Key beach conditions today: waves, sets and current

At 7 pm, sets at Manasota Key arrive about every minute with about 1 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.

Set rhythm: about 1 waves per set every minute.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 0.2 ft faces
Waves per set
about 1
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 3 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 1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Manasota Key surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Manasota Key: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.

Manasota Key surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2460–0Mon, Nov 9: PoorMonNov 90–0Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 100–0Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 110–1Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 121–2Fri, Nov 13: FairFriNov 130–1Sat, Nov 14: FairSatNov 140–0Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–0Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 160–0Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 170–0Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

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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
Manasota Key 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 9flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.7 ft · 3 s · NW6 mph offshore (NE)7 mph onshore (W), gusts 127 am
Tue, Nov 10flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.3 ft · 3 s · NW8 mph offshore (E), gusts 147 mph cross-shore (SSW)3 pm
Wed, Nov 11flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.2 ft · 3 s · S5 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 107 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 144 pm
Thu, Nov 120–1 ftPoor0.5 ft · 2 s · NW5 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1012 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 215 pm
Fri, Nov 131–2 ftFair3.3 ft · 5 s · NW14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1916 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 238 am
Sat, Nov 140–1 ftFair2.6 ft · 5 s · NW13 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 1912 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 196 am
Sun, Nov 15flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.4 ft · 5 s · WNW11 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 178 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 147 am
Mon, Nov 16flat (under 1 ft)Poor—12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 1911 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 177 am
Tue, Nov 17flat (under 1 ft)Poor—17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2818 mph offshore (E), gusts 2610 am
Wed, Nov 18flat (under 1 ft)Poor—15 mph offshore (NE), gusts 2618 mph offshore (ENE)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Manasota Key are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Manasota Key tide chart and tide times

Tides at Manasota Key today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.5 ft at 5:31 am, high 2.3 ft at 12:38 pm, low 2.0 ft at 4:15 pm and high 3.3 ft at 10:25 pm. At 7 pm the tide is 2.5 ft and rising.

Tide height at Manasota Key, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.012345Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 2.5 ft, risingLow 0.5 ft5:31 amHigh 2.3 ft12:38 pmLow 2.0 ft4:15 pmHigh 3.3 ft10:25 pmLow 0.5 ft6:10 amHigh 2.4 ft1:13 pmLow 2.1 ft4:52 pmHigh 3.4 ft11:02 pmLow 0.8 ft6:45 amHigh 2.3 ft2:09 pmLow 2.2 ft4:55 pmHigh 3.5 ft11:29 pm
Tide height at Manasota Key, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Manasota Key tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 0.5 ft at 5:31 amHigh 2.3 ft at 12:38 pmLow 2.0 ft at 4:15 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 10:25 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.5 ft at 6:10 amHigh 2.4 ft at 1:13 pmLow 2.1 ft at 4:52 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 11:02 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 0.8 ft at 6:45 amHigh 2.3 ft at 2:09 pmLow 2.2 ft at 4:55 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 11:29 pm
Thu, Nov 12Low 0.9 ft at 7:32 amHigh 2.3 ft at 2:58 pmLow 2.2 ft at 5:22 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 3.4 ft at 12:01 amLow 1.0 ft at 8:19 amHigh 2.1 ft at 4:15 pmLow 2.1 ft at 5:39 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 3.0 ft at 12:32 amLow 0.7 ft at 9:05 am
Sun, Nov 15High 2.6 ft at 1:18 amLow 0.8 ft at 9:49 am
Mon, Nov 16High 2.5 ft at 2:10 amLow 1.0 ft at 10:52 amHigh 2.0 ft at 7:41 pmLow 1.9 ft at 10:01 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.2 ft at 3:17 amLow 0.9 ft at 11:39 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Manasota Key water temperature

The water temperature at Manasota Key is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 80°F and an 8 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 77 and 79°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 79 degrees, rashguard; 77 to 79 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood79°F now

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 Manasota Key

Spots near Manasota Key with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Manasota KeyVenice PierVenice BeachEnglewood BeachVenice Jetties SouthVenice North JettyTurtle Beach

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About Manasota Key

Manasota Key is a beach break in Englewood, Sarasota County, Florida, facing west. Also called Manasota Beach.

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