Clearwater Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.95° N 82.84° W

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Clearwater Beach sea temperature is
29.8° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clearwater Beach at 4PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
5 AM
8 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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
26
33
28
31
38
36
35
42
52
67
54
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
9
11
21
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
High Tide
1:16PM1.06m
4:02AM0.56m
2:09PM0.98m
4:38AM0.58m
3:07PM0.87m
5:11AM0.62m
Low Tide
8:59PM-0.19m
7:59AM0.40m
9:45PM-0.09m
9:01AM0.39m
10:28PM0.02m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:29
8:30
8:30
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
30
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
29
29
29
30
31
29
29
28
29
30
30
31
30
31
31
30
32
32
32
32
33
33
33
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
6
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
Energy kJ
8
9
11
66
51
46
34
27
22
9
11
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SSW
5
Energy kJ
10
8
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
Energy kJ
19
26
33
28
31
38
36
35
42
52
67
54
60
46
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
847
1289
1825
222
230
224
232
285
1732
1799
258
370
251
251
251
1175
251
621
676
676
693
597
597
693
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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