Clearwater Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.95° N 82.84° W

Clearwater Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clearwater Beach sea temperature is
31.7° C
2.6° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clearwater Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
9
9
5
5
5
18
43
32
25
23
31
44
42
40
35
27
21
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
25
N
15
N
5
N
5
SE
15
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:08PM0.94m
3:27AM0.68m
2:58PM0.83m
3:53AM0.72m
3:53PM0.71m
Low Tide
9:08PM0.02m
8:55AM0.28m
9:40PM0.13m
9:55AM0.27m
10:10PM0.24m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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thunderstorm
mod rain
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thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:28
8:28
 mm
1
7
5
1
2
6
8
4
Temp °C
29
25
26
26
26
27
29
27
29
29
28
29
28
28
28
26
28
29
29
Feels °C
30
24
28
30
29
29
27
26
28
28
28
30
28
28
28
26
28
30
30
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