Clearwater Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.95° N 82.84° W

Clearwater Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Aug 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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Clearwater Beach at 9AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (28 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
NNW
25
NE
25
E
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
SSE
10
NW
25
SE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
00:47AM0.74m
12:19PM0.98m
1:05AM0.79m
12:58PM0.95m
1:23AM0.83m
1:38PM0.90m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.28m
6:55PM0.10m
6:47AM0.21m
7:20PM0.15m
7:28AM0.16m
7:46PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:55
7:53
 mm
1
1
5
2
1
1
1
12
33
Temp °C
29
29
29
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
30
30
30
28
28
28
27
29
31
31
26
27
Feels °C
31
32
32
33
32
32
31
32
33
32
32
32
33
31
31
28
28
30
30
32
35
34
26
28
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