Clearwater Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.95° N 82.84° W

Clearwater Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clearwater Beach sea temperature is
30.2° C
0.8° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clearwater Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.4
SE
2
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
8
8
8
5
5
4
5
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
N
10
N
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
5
E
15
NNW
20
NE
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:16PM0.66m
4:10AM0.85m
5:42PM0.57m
4:57AM0.88m
7:57PM0.52m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.19m
9:53PM0.32m
11:27AM0.16m
10:25PM0.41m
12:54PM0.12m
10:58PM0.49m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
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8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
28
29
30
30
27
28
27
26
28
31
32
31
29
Feels °C
32
31
31
32
33
30
32
30
30
32
32
32
28
29
29
28
30
34
34
31
30
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