Clearwater Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.95° N 82.84° W

Clearwater Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clearwater Beach sea temperature is
31.7° C
2.6° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clearwater Beach at 12PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
16
20
21
22
20
21
14
13
10
8
5
8
5
5
4
3
4
7
7
7
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
10
NE
25
NNE
10
N
0
S
5
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:03AM0.64m
2:08PM0.94m
3:27AM0.68m
2:58PM0.83m
3:53AM0.72m
3:53PM0.71m
Low Tide
8:00AM0.30m
9:08PM0.02m
8:55AM0.28m
9:40PM0.13m
9:55AM0.27m
10:10PM0.24m
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
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mod rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:28
8:28
 mm
1
6
4
9
8
1
1
5
6
5
5
2
Temp °C
29
30
30
30
30
27
24
25
25
26
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
29
Feels °C
30
31
31
30
30
30
23
27
29
29
30
29
28
29
29
29
29
27
28
27
27
28
29
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