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Clearwater Beach Surf Forecast
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Clearwater Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 28 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.7° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Clearwater Beach today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clearwater Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
Table - waves today at Clearwater Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | |
0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:46AM0.86m | 00:14AM0.58m | 10:17AM0.90m | 00:53AM0.57m | 10:51AM0.93m | 1:28AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57AM0.39m | 5:18PM-0.03m | 4:29AM0.42m | 5:56PM-0.07m | 4:58AM0.43m | 6:32PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | 8:22 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NNW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | S 5 |
 kJ | 9 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 222 | 222 | 239 | 239 | 222 | 226 | 222 | 222 | 225 | 225 | 489 | 489 | 540 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 736 | 285 | 298 | 285 | 385 | 602 |
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