Clearwater Beach
Gulf Coast, Florida · United States
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Gulf-Coast surfing in its purest form — winter cold fronts send rare, clean lines to the whitest sand in Florida, and the whole town paddles out when they do.
Today's surf at Clearwater Beach
Updated 06:13 spot time
Clearwater Beach surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 0.5 ft–1 ft knee to waist high, 1 ft NNW swell at 2.4 s. Wind up to 6 mph NW. Water 84°F. Best surf window around 12:00 AM — fair (2/5) with 5 mph NE wind.
Tides today: high 12:06 AM (3.1 ft), low 6:36 AM (0.4 ft), high 12:48 PM (3.0 ft), low 6:41 PM (1.1 ft)
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Know before you go
Best swell
W–SW
Best wind
E–NE
Ideal size
1–3 ft
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Crowd
Moderate
Safety: A forgiving classroom — stay between the flags, close to shore, and never surf alone. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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