Clearwater Beach surf break

Clearwater Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 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
27.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
5 AM
8 AM
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
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
E
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
NW
2
0.2
S
5
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
N
3
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
S
4
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.2
N
3
0.4
SE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
5
ESE
15
N
5
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
0
NNW
20
N
5
SE
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
W
15
NW
5
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:27PM1.07m
3:36AM0.56m
1:14PM1.05m
4:38AM0.53m
2:06PM1.00m
5:40AM0.52m
Low Tide
8:19PM-0.27m
7:08AM0.44m
9:13PM-0.22m
7:51AM0.45m
10:09PM-0.13m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:16
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
27
31
30
30
27
25
24
25
27
30
28
29
27
25
24
24
26
28
27
27
27
25
25
24
27
32
30
32
26
24
23
25
27
32
27
31
26
25
24
25
28
29
28
30
27
25
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
N
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
5
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
3
4
2
2
4
4
5
5
2
3
2
1
3
1
2
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
2
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
NW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
E
2
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
SE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
2
6
10
12
6
2
1
2
1
4
9
5
1
2
2
6
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1065
1824
1799
1797
1401
809
825
693
696
696
1592
1509
1191
825
258
279
696
1129
978
1348
825
225
222
225
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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