Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sunset State Beach today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sunset State Beach at 9AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Sunset State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 746 | 678 | 734 | 758 | 612 | 496 | 447 | 355 | 350 | 423 | 423 | 429 | 429 | 346 | 341 | 250 | 239 | 236 | 232 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 232 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:31AM1.43m | 7:42PM2.25m | 9:41AM1.48m | 8:26PM2.37m | 10:43AM1.54m | 9:13PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.50m | 1:06PM1.02m | 3:08AM0.25m | 1:57PM1.11m | 3:58AM0.04m | 2:50PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 746 | 678 | 615 | 461 | 461 | 386 | 339 | 332 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 226 | 221 | 190 | 341 | 152 | 137 | 143 | 170 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 232 | 178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 627 | 620 | 734 | 758 | 612 | 496 | 447 | 355 | 350 | 423 | 423 | 429 | 429 | 346 | 161 | 250 | 239 | 236 | 232 | 133 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | W 15 | S 4 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 20 | NW 9 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 8 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 68 | 75 | 28 | 124 | 178 | 163 | 230 | 230 | 227 | 225 | 212 | 117 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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