Clearwater Pass Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it for Clearwater Pass.

Look, I’ve gotta be honest with you—this run is a struggle. The entire 16-day window is filled with nothing but poor surf conditions. We’re talking tiny, weak waves and a whole lot of wind messing things up. There’s a stretch from the start all the way through to the very end where I just can’t point to anything worth paddling out for.

We kick off on Saturday the 11th of July. There is a tiny 1ft swell from the south, but the period is a pitiful 4 seconds. That’s all chop and no push. The wave energy is negligible (4). With a cross-offshore breeze in the morning, the surface might look okay, but there’s just no power behind it. By afternoon, the wind swings onshore from the WSW at 12 mph and it’s straight choppy.

Sunday the 12th is even worse; the swell drops to 0.7ft and the energy is pathetic (1). The wind is cross-on or onshore all day.

Now, the best we get in this whole outlook is a tiny glimpse on Tuesday the 14th of July. In the morning, the wind goes light offshore from the east at just 3 mph. The swell is still tiny at 1ft from the WNW, but the period stretches to 5 seconds and the energy climbs to 11. It’ll be glassy clean, but the waves are so small they’re barely rideable. That's the closest we get to a highlight, but it's not a standout for any real surfing.

The onshore winds and tiny swell just never let up. By Wednesday the 22nd of July, the swell picks up a little to 2ft from the west, and the period hits 6 seconds with energy up to 26. But it’s still cross-on from the SW at 9 mph, making it a choppy mess. Even the biggest energy day we see—Thursday the 23rd of July morning with 3ft swell, 6-second period and energy hitting 87 (moderate wave energy)—it’s still cross-on and sloppy. That 3ft is the biggest swell height in the whole forecast, but it’s too short period and the wind ruins it. This is a beach-and-reef setup, and honestly, with this combination of small, weak swell and strong onshore winds, this stretch looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

For the rest of the run, the swell stays below 2ft, and the wind is either onshore or cross-on, often blowing 12-19 mph. The water temperature is about average for this time of year.

The bottom line: there are zero good surf options in this 16-day window. Clearwater Pass rarely breaks anyway, and this forecast shows exactly why. It’s a blank run through and through. Sometimes that’s just how it goes here.

Rusty.

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