Clearwater Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.95° N 82.84° W

Clearwater Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 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 WSW 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 3PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

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 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
1
1
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)
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
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
0.5
WNW
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
6
0.2
W
8
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
75
58
57
57
39
37
34
23
15
15
14
23
25
8
7
5
9
9
9
4
4
3
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
N
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NNE
20
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SW
20
W
15
W
15
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:36AM0.82m
7:38AM0.84m
00:51AM0.54m
8:41AM0.87m
Low Tide
3:07PM0.15m
4:07PM0.09m
1:55AM0.54m
4:55PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:24
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
29
28
29
30
30
29
30
28
27
27
29
31
31
30
31
29
28
28
29
30
30
30
29
Feels °C
33
31
31
33
32
30
32
29
28
30
31
33
32
33
34
31
31
31
33
33
31
32
31
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