Clearwater Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.95° N 82.84° W

Clearwater Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clearwater Beach sea temperature is
31.7° C
2.5° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clearwater Beach at 10AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 29°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
4
7
10
14
17
14
18
27
25
23
23
22
35
33
27
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:13AM0.60m
12:28PM1.09m
2:39AM0.61m
1:18PM1.03m
3:03AM0.64m
2:08PM0.94m
Low Tide
6:16AM0.39m
7:54PM-0.18m
7:07AM0.34m
8:32PM-0.09m
8:00AM0.30m
9:08PM0.02m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:29
8:29
 mm
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
29
28
29
30
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
31
31
30
30
Feels °C
32
31
33
32
31
31
32
31
31
30
30
30
31
30
31
32
31
32
32
32
32
31
31
33
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