Clearwater Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Clearwater Beach in Florida is an exposed beach break. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the east northeast. The short fetch makes for windswells rather than groundswells and the best wave direction is from the north northwest.. Best around high tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Watch out for rocks, man-made danger (buoys etc...) and locals.

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Overall Clearwater Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Clearwater Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Sand Key Park 1	1 mi
Second closest break	Clearwater Pass	2 mi
Third closest break	Sand Key Jetty	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Bellair Beach	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Indian Rocks Beach	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Clearwater Beach:
Closest wave buoy	West Tampa Buoy	109 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Canaveral Buoy	168 mi
Third closest wave buoy	St Augustine Buoy	201 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Pensacola Buoy	201 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	218 mi
Tide stations nearest to Clearwater Beach:
Closest tide station	Clearwater Beach, Florida	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Clearwater Beach, Gulf Of Mexico, Florida	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Clearwater, Florida	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Dunedin, St. Joseph Sound, Florida	6 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Indian Rocks Beach (inside), Florida	6 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Clearwater Beach:
Closest ski area	Mount Pleasant (United States)	437 mi
Second closest ski area	Cloudmont (United States)	465 mi
Third closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	489 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	491 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sapphire Valley (United States)	496 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Clearwater Beach:
Closest city location	Belleair Beach (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Belleair Bluffs (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Belleair (United States)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Clearwater (United States)	2 mi
Fifth closest city location	Harbor Bluffs (United States)	2 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Clearwater Beach is St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE) in USA, 16 km (10 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Clearwater Beach is Albert Whitted (St. Petersburg) Airport (SPG), also in USA, 29 km (18 miles) away.
• Third is Tampa International Airport (TPA) in USA, 30 km (19 miles) away.
• Macdill Afb (Tampa) Airport (MCF) in USA is 33 km (20 miles) away.
• Orlando International Airport (MCO), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Clearwater Beach and is 159 km (99 miles) away.