Clearwater Beach surf break

Clearwater Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 EDT
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Clearwater Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Clearwater Beach sea temperature is
25.6° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clearwater Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clearwater Beach at 5PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)2ft (0.6m)3s
Afternoon (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (02 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

Table - waves today at Clearwater Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
1
N
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.2
ENE
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.4
NW
2
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
26
59
88
58
29
24
0
15
1
17
21
21
16
7
3
3
1
2
5
3
1
0
0
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
W
20
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
N
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
10
ESE
15
WNW
15
NNW
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:50AM0.91m
1:53AM0.58m
12:19PM0.92m
2:31AM0.55m
12:51PM0.92m
3:16AM0.52m
Low Tide
7:16PM-0.10m
6:23AM0.38m
7:52PM-0.09m
6:43AM0.39m
8:30PM-0.05m
7:06AM0.40m
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cloud
thunderstorm
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:48
6:48
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8:06
8:06
8:07
8:07
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
25
22
21
20
19
18
20
23
23
22
23
22
21
21
22
25
26
24
24
22
22
21
24
26
23
21
18
17
15
13
16
20
20
18
20
20
19
19
19
24
25
23
21
19
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.6
NNW
5
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
5
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
Energy kJ
88
58
29
24
16
15
5
5
3
3
16
7
3
3
1
1
1
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.2
E
3
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
7
5
5
12
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
1.1
WSW
5
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
N
5
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NW
2
0.5
NW
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
Energy kJ
15
26
59
22
32
35
40
15
23
17
21
21
3
3
3
2
5
6
11
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
222
222
237
222
232
294
310
489
601
676
1056
1195
978
321
323
343
581
978
978
978
1253
298
978
1253
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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