Clearwater Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.95° N 82.84° W

Clearwater Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clearwater Beach sea temperature is
31.7° C
2.5° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clearwater Beach at 2AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
22
21
17
15
33
50
74
81
56
42
37
45
61
85
83
66
54
44
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:58PM0.83m
3:53AM0.72m
3:53PM0.71m
4:23AM0.76m
4:57PM0.59m
Low Tide
9:40PM0.13m
9:55AM0.27m
10:10PM0.24m
11:02AM0.25m
10:35PM0.34m
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thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:27
 mm
1
2
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
30
30
29
29
Feels °C
29
29
29
28
29
28
27
28
28
29
30
30
29
28
27
28
29
29
30
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