Clearwater Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.95° N 82.84° W

Clearwater Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clearwater Beach sea temperature is
30.4° C
0.9° 

Clearwater Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Clearwater Beach today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clearwater Beach at 3PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 29°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
10
16
18
16
19
26
32
34
27
28
20
20
20
19
19
25
24
22
31
37
37
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:39AM0.91m
00:50AM0.56m
10:28AM0.95m
1:04AM0.58m
11:11AM0.98m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.52m
5:35PM0.00m
4:12AM0.49m
6:10PM-0.02m
4:56AM0.45m
6:40PM-0.03m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:22
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
30
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
30
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
30
30
30
30
30
Feels °C
32
31
31
30
30
31
30
29
30
31
32
31
31
31
30
31
31
31
31
30
30
30
31
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