Clearwater Beach surf break

Clearwater Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 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
24.8° C
(Which is 1.4°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 3PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (30 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

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
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
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
8
11
16
25
24
28
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
W
30
N
25
NNE
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:59AM0.86m
00:41AM0.63m
11:23AM0.89m
1:17AM0.61m
11:50AM0.91m
1:53AM0.58m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.29m
6:08PM-0.07m
5:40AM0.33m
6:42PM-0.09m
6:02AM0.36m
7:16PM-0.10m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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6:52
6:50
6:50
6:50
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8:04
8:05
8:06
8:06
1
1
2
Temp °C
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
22
19
24
24
25
26
25
24
25
25
26
25
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
24
20
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
24
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
8
11
16
25
11
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
222
222
222
222
222
225
222
225
222
222
222
265
265
225
222
222
222
222
222
222
230
224
232
271
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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