Clearwater Beach surf break

Clearwater Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 29 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
24.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (29 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 Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
1
2
4
2
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:18PM0.66m
10:37AM0.81m
00:03AM0.65m
10:59AM0.86m
00:41AM0.63m
11:23AM0.89m
Low Tide
4:46AM0.24m
5:32PM-0.01m
5:15AM0.29m
6:08PM-0.07m
5:40AM0.33m
6:42PM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:52
6:52
6:50
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8:04
8:04
8:05
Temp °C
23
22
22
24
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
22
22
22
25
26
24
23
24
23
24
24
25
24
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
Energy kJ
1
3
3
1
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)
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
WSW
2
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
227
226
222
222
239
229
226
225
222
222
222
222
222
222
222
222
222
222
222
222
581
581
581
222
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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