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Clearwater Beach Surf Forecast
/ Florida – Gulf (38 breaks) / Florida (155 breaks) /
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Clearwater Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 21 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
27.6° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:40AM0.52m | 3:06PM0.91m | 6:34AM0.54m | 4:20PM0.80m | 7:17AM0.58m | 5:53PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM0.46m | 11:07PM-0.04m | 10:09AM0.46m | 00:06AM0.05m | 11:59AM0.43m | 1:02AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | 8:17 |
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Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
 kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 225 | 225 | 693 | 1635 | 1639 | 1733 | 1146 | 251 | 226 | 225 | 298 | 1100 | 1111 | 1098 | 1098 | 239 | 225 | 222 | 239 | 696 | 1203 | 376 | 540 | 493 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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