Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 12PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sunset Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 433 | 346 | 277 | 267 | 204 | 200 | 216 | 208 | 154 | 118 | 117 | 143 | 178 | 239 | 205 | 134 | 274 | 322 | 374 | 343 | 254 | 249 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:58PM1.80m | 2:24AM1.72m | 2:32PM1.88m | 2:59AM1.78m | 3:08PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.43m | 8:15PM0.28m | 8:22AM0.35m | 8:49PM0.21m | 8:57AM0.32m | 9:25PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 433 | 346 | 277 | 267 | 204 | 200 | 216 | 208 | 154 | 118 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 19 | 30 | 77 | 274 | 322 | 374 | 343 | 254 | 249 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 52 | 50 | 32 | 48 | 48 | 32 | 49 | 31 | 28 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 87 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | W 15 | SW 9 | W 14 | W 8 | SW 9 | — | — | S 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 42 | 21 | 37 | 35 | 59 | 59 | 33 | 5 | 49 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 29 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 26 | 29 | 65 | 71 | 68 | 117 | 143 | 178 | 239 | 205 | 134 | 104 | 108 | 72 | 104 | 104 | 109 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 37 | 66 | 1 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 416 | 398 | 398 | 398 | 88 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 66 | 338 | 398 | 115 | 1 |
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