Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today (08 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 12AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Sunset Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1676 | 1800 | 1944 | 1974 | 1974 | 1838 | 1838 | 1684 | 1659 | 1435 | 1245 | 1010 | 910 | 836 | 747 | 792 | 792 | 855 | 826 | 861 | 898 | 964 | 964 | 914 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:12PM1.47m | 8:42AM1.30m | 9:16PM1.49m | 9:57AM1.31m | 10:24PM1.53m | 11:09AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.70m | 2:47PM0.70m | 3:57AM0.66m | 3:59PM0.69m | 5:04AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1676 | 1800 | 1944 | 1974 | 1974 | 1838 | 1838 | 1684 | 1659 | 1435 | 1245 | 1010 | 910 | 836 | 747 | 792 | 792 | 855 | 826 | 861 | 898 | 964 | 964 | 914 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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