Clearwater Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.95° N 82.84° W

Clearwater Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clearwater Beach sea temperature is
30.2° C
0.8° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clearwater Beach at 8AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0.6
W
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
W
4
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
27
21
13
12
8
8
9
4
2
6
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
N
10
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
5
ESE
15
NNW
15
ENE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:35AM0.81m
4:16PM0.66m
4:10AM0.85m
5:42PM0.57m
4:57AM0.88m
7:57PM0.52m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.19m
9:53PM0.32m
11:27AM0.16m
10:25PM0.41m
12:54PM0.12m
10:58PM0.49m
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6:54
6:56
6:56
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8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
5
Temp °C
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
27
28
29
30
29
25
26
26
25
28
31
31
31
28
Feels °C
30
31
31
31
31
31
32
30
30
30
30
31
32
34
32
26
27
28
27
30
34
32
33
29
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