Clearwater Beach surf break

Clearwater Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 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
23.0° C
(Which is 2.5°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 4AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (19 Mar)--
Evening (19 Mar)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.1
W
0.8
NNE
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NW
0.2
NNW
0.7
NE
0.7
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)445556444444444433333333
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0010831000094100000000211
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
30
N
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:28AM
0.79
12:35PM
0.75
1:13AM
0.75
12:56PM
0.81
2:00AM
0.68
1:20PM
0.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:14PM
-0.01
6:35AM
0.02
6:56PM
-0.10
7:03AM
0.09
7:39PM
-0.16
7:31AM
0.17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-----7:35-------7:35-------7:33--
Sunset7:40-------7:40-------7:42-------
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171814131212141820191715141416191918181717171819
Feels °C (?)10117766912151312109911141413141516161716
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