What are the current surf conditions at Clearwater Beach?

Clearwater Beach currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Clearwater Beach?

The best time to surf Clearwater Beach is typically when swell comes from the W direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌊 SWELL

0.2
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0.2ft

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9kt

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AIR TEMP

20°C

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0.3ft @
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Poor conditions right now. Tiny waves under 1ft with wind swell (short period) and 8kt offshore winds Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Thursday

Mar 26

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🌊 0.2-1.1ft 💨 2-11kt 🌡️ 20-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1ft	3s	N	11kt	NNE	15kt	20°C	20°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1ft	3s	N	11kt	NE	15kt	21°C	20°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	3s	NNW	11kt	ENE	16kt	21°C	20°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	3s	NW	11kt	ENE	14kt	20°C	20°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	WNW	10kt	ENE	13kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	W	9kt	ENE	11kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	W	9kt	ENE	11kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	W	9kt	ENE	11kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	W	9kt	ENE	11kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	W	8kt	ENE	10kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	W	8kt	ENE	9kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	W	7kt	ENE	8kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SSW	7kt	NE	7kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SSE	6kt	N	7kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	ESE	6kt	NNW	6kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	ENE	6kt	NW	6kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	NNE	6kt	WNW	6kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	2s	N	6kt	W	6kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	N	5kt	W	5kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	N	4kt	W	4kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	N	3kt	WNW	3kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	2s	N	3kt	NW	3kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	2s	NNW	2kt	NNW	2kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	NNW	2kt	N	2kt	21°C	22°C	0mm

Friday

Mar 27

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🌊 0.2-1.0ft 💨 2-12kt 🌡️ 21-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	NNW	2kt	NNE	3kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	NNW	3kt	NE	3kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	NNW	4kt	ENE	4kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	NNW	5kt	E	5kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	NNW	6kt	ESE	6kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	NNW	7kt	SE	7kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	NNW	6kt	SE	6kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	NNW	6kt	SE	6kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	NNW	5kt	SSE	5kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	NNE	4kt	SSE	4kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	E	4kt	SE	4kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	SE	3kt	SE	3kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	SE	4kt	S	4kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	SE	4kt	SW	4kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	SE	5kt	W	5kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	SSE	6kt	W	6kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	SSE	7kt	WNW	7kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SSE	8kt	WNW	8kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SSE	9kt	WNW	10kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	S	10kt	NW	12kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	S	12kt	NW	14kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	SW	11kt	NW	14kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	W	10kt	NW	13kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	3s	NW	9kt	NW	13kt	21°C	21°C	0mm

Saturday

Mar 28

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🌊 0.2-1.0ft 💨 5-27kt 🌡️ 20-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1ft	3s	NW	8kt	NNW	10kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	3s	NW	7kt	N	8kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	3s	NW	5kt	NNE	5kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	3s	NW	6kt	N	7kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	3s	NW	7kt	N	8kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	NW	8kt	NNW	9kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	NW	8kt	NNW	9kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	NW	7kt	N	8kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	NW	6kt	N	7kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	NW	6kt	N	6kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	NW	6kt	N	6kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	3s	NW	5kt	N	5kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	W	6kt	N	7kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	SSW	8kt	NNW	8kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	SSE	9kt	NNW	10kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	SSE	14kt	N	16kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SSE	18kt	NNE	22kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SSE	23kt	NE	29kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	SSW	24kt	NE	31kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	WSW	26kt	NE	34kt	20°C	21°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	WNW	27kt	NE	37kt	20°C	21°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	NW	26kt	NE	36kt	20°C	22°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	NW	25kt	ENE	36kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	3s	NNW	25kt	ENE	35kt	20°C	22°C	0mm

Sunday

Mar 29

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🌊 0.2-0.8ft 💨 16-23kt 🌡️ 20-23°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	3s	W	23kt	ENE	34kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	SW	22kt	ENE	32kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	S	21kt	ENE	30kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SW	20kt	ENE	29kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	WSW	20kt	ENE	28kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	WNW	19kt	ENE	27kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	WNW	19kt	ENE	27kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	WNW	19kt	ENE	27kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	WNW	18kt	ENE	26kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	W	18kt	ENE	26kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	SW	19kt	ENE	25kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	S	19kt	ENE	25kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	S	18kt	ENE	24kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	S	18kt	ENE	24kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	S	17kt	ENE	23kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	S	17kt	ENE	23kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	S	17kt	ENE	23kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	S	16kt	ENE	23kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	S	17kt	ENE	23kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	S	18kt	ENE	24kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	S	18kt	E	25kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	SW	19kt	ENE	25kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	WNW	19kt	ENE	26kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	NNW	19kt	ENE	27kt	20°C	21°C	0mm

Monday

Mar 30

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🌊 0.3-0.8ft 💨 8-19kt 🌡️ 19-23°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	NNW	19kt	ENE	26kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	NNW	18kt	ENE	26kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	NNW	17kt	ENE	25kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	WNW	17kt	ENE	25kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	SW	16kt	ENE	24kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	16kt	ENE	23kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSE	16kt	ENE	23kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	SSE	16kt	ENE	23kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	SSE	16kt	ENE	23kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSE	15kt	ENE	21kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	S	14kt	ENE	19kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	S	12kt	E	17kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SSE	11kt	ENE	14kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	SE	9kt	NE	11kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	3s	ESE	8kt	NNE	8kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	SE	9kt	NE	10kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSE	10kt	NE	11kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSE	11kt	NE	13kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSE	12kt	ENE	15kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	S	13kt	ENE	17kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	S	14kt	ENE	19kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	S	14kt	E	20kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	S	15kt	E	21kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	S	16kt	E	21kt	22°C	21°C	0mm

Tuesday

Mar 31

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🌊 0.3-0.9ft 💨 4-15kt 🌡️ 20-23°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	WSW	15kt	E	21kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	WNW	15kt	E	21kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	NNW	14kt	E	21kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	WNW	14kt	E	21kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	WSW	13kt	E	20kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	SSW	13kt	E	20kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	S	12kt	E	20kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	S	12kt	E	19kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSE	12kt	E	19kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSE	12kt	E	18kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	S	11kt	E	16kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	S	11kt	ESE	14kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSE	8kt	ESE	11kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	SE	6kt	SE	7kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	3s	ESE	4kt	SE	4kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	SE	6kt	E	7kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	SSE	9kt	NE	9kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	S	11kt	NNW	12kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	S	9kt	SW	10kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	S	8kt	ESE	8kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	S	6kt	N	6kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	SW	9kt	NE	11kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	WNW	12kt	ENE	15kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	NNW	15kt	ESE	20kt	22°C	21°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 1

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🌊 0.2-1.2ft 💨 3-14kt 🌡️ 20-23°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	WNW	14kt	ESE	19kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	WSW	13kt	ESE	18kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	12kt	ESE	17kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	WSW	12kt	ESE	17kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	W	12kt	ESE	17kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	NW	11kt	ESE	17kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	NW	11kt	ESE	16kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	NW	10kt	ESE	15kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	NW	10kt	ESE	15kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	W	9kt	ESE	13kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	SW	9kt	ESE	12kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	S	9kt	ESE	11kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	S	8kt	ESE	9kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SSE	7kt	SE	8kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	SSE	6kt	SE	6kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	5s	SSE	5kt	E	5kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SSE	4kt	NNE	4kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	S	3kt	NNW	3kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	5kt	N	5kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	6kt	N	8kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	8kt	NNE	10kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	9kt	NE	11kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	S	10kt	ENE	13kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	S	11kt	E	14kt	22°C	22°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:0.3ft @ 3s

Wind Conditions:2-12kt NNE

Water Temperature:20-22°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Clearwater Beach in Florida is an exposed beach break that favors offshore winds from the east-northeast and swells from the north-northwest. With limited fetch, the surf is primarily wind-driven, and conditions are best around high tide. The break offers rideable waves during winter, with November typically providing the most consistent clean surf. Despite its accessibility, it’s rarely crowded. Hazards include rocks, man-made obstacles like buoys, and occasional localism.

Best Swell Direction: W

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionNNW

Ideal Wind DirectionENE

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