Clearwater Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.95° N 82.84° W

Clearwater Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clearwater Beach sea temperature is
30.6° C
1.2° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Clearwater Beach at 6PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
12
11
10
10
14
17
22
24
26
34
40
52
53
53
51
49
51
53
46
42
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:11AM0.98m
1:22AM0.60m
11:50AM0.99m
1:42AM0.63m
12:26PM0.98m
Low Tide
6:40PM-0.03m
5:36AM0.41m
7:07PM-0.03m
6:16AM0.37m
7:33PM-0.02m
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6:52
6:52
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8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
2
1
1
2
2
1
9
7
6
2
Temp °C
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
29
Feels °C
33
32
31
29
30
30
30
29
29
29
28
29
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
31
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