Clearwater Beach surf break

Clearwater Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 01 May 2026 EDT
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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
25.6° C
(Which is 2.0°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 9AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Afternoon (01 May)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Evening (01 May)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
6
0.8
NW
6
1.1
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
4
7
14
25
40
25
20
36
0
0
0
0
19
21
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
NW
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
25
NW
25
N
15
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:41AM0.63m
11:23AM0.89m
1:17AM0.61m
11:50AM0.91m
1:53AM0.58m
12:19PM0.92m
Low Tide
5:40AM0.33m
6:42PM-0.09m
6:02AM0.36m
7:16PM-0.10m
6:23AM0.38m
7:52PM-0.09m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:50
6:50
6:50
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8:05
8:06
8:06
1
4
Temp °C
24
24
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
22
20
19
18
17
19
24
23
23
23
25
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
20
17
15
13
12
14
21
18
18
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
2
1
1
40
25
20
36
12
5
5
3
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
Energy kJ
15
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
4
7
14
25
28
53
23
46
28
25
15
19
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
222
222
222
222
581
581
581
222
222
222
222
222
222
244
222
257
701
294
307
676
676
676
1253
1253
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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