Clearwater Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.95° N 82.84° W

Clearwater Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clearwater Beach sea temperature is
31.4° C
1.8° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clearwater Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 29°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
18
20
23
23
18
19
17
16
15
11
11
11
13
8
7
6
3
3
4
6
5
7
6
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:47AM0.85m
5:51PM0.52m
4:33AM0.84m
5:39AM0.83m
Low Tide
11:29AM0.23m
9:16PM0.48m
1:04PM0.24m
2:40PM0.21m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:05
8:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
30
30
31
31
30
29
30
30
30
30
31
31
31
30
30
30
29
29
30
30
29
29
29
Feels °C
32
32
32
33
32
31
31
33
33
33
34
35
33
32
31
34
34
33
33
33
31
31
31
32
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