Clearwater Beach surf break

Clearwater Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
24.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)--
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
11 AM
2 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
6
7
4
5
3
3
3
2
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
15
E
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
SW
cross-on
cross
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:18PM0.66m
10:37AM0.81m
00:03AM0.65m
10:59AM0.86m
00:41AM0.63m
11:23AM0.89m
Low Tide
4:53PM0.07m
4:46AM0.24m
5:32PM-0.01m
5:15AM0.29m
6:08PM-0.07m
5:40AM0.33m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:52
6:50
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8:02
8:04
8:04
8:05
Temp °C
25
24
25
23
22
22
23
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
24
22
25
22
22
23
25
25
25
24
24
22
24
24
25
24
23
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
SW
2
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
6
7
4
5
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
662
258
226
239
225
222
222
225
226
225
222
222
222
222
222
222
240
225
225
222
222
222
222
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Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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