Clearwater Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.95° N 82.84° W

Clearwater Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clearwater Beach sea temperature is
30.5° C
1.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Clearwater Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.3
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.3
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
54
54
39
37
34
23
15
14
14
23
8
8
7
7
3
8
4
4
4
8
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
N
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
W
20
W
15
W
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:38AM0.84m
00:51AM0.54m
8:41AM0.87m
Low Tide
3:07PM0.15m
4:07PM0.09m
1:55AM0.54m
4:55PM0.04m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:24
 mm
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
30
31
30
30
30
29
28
27
29
31
31
30
30
29
28
28
29
30
30
30
29
Feels °C
33
34
32
32
31
31
30
30
31
34
33
32
32
31
31
31
33
33
31
32
31
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