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Clearwater Beach Surf Forecast
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Clearwater Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 24 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
28.3° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Clearwater Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Clearwater Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Clearwater Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | |
0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 7:50AM0.63m | 7:33PM0.62m | 8:19AM0.69m | 9:08PM0.58m | 8:47AM0.76m | 10:25PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM0.34m | 1:54AM0.23m | 2:58PM0.23m | 2:40AM0.29m | 3:53PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | 8:20 |
2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
 kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 18 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | 22 | 17 | 18 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 15 | — | 12 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 31 | 36 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 226 | 225 | 298 | 1128 | 1129 | 1175 | 1175 | 251 | 251 | 1175 | 1186 | 1175 | 1175 | 52 | 385 | 720 | 226 | 226 | 1119 | 1129 | 525 | 493 | 1129 | 720 |
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