Sunset Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Gulf Coast, Florida, USA)
Sunset Beach Spot ID
Type: sandbar
Reliability: inconsistent
Best: Swell SW | Wind NE
Sea Temperature Today is: 25.3 °C
| Sat | Sunday 05 | |||
| 11PM | 2AM | 5AM | 8AM | |
| Wave (m) |
 S |
 W |
 - |
- |
| Period (s) | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
glass | glass | cross- off |
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Sunset Beach in Gulf Coast, Florida is a sandbar break that has inconsistent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northeast. The short fetch makes for windswells rather than groundswells and the best wave direction is from the southwest. Good surf at all stages of the tide. An uncrowded break, even when it is working.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Long Key, 0.5mi North of Corey Causeway, Boca Ciega Bay, Florida, 1 km from Sunset Beach.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Sunset Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Treasure Island, 3 km from Sunset Beach.
calm km/h |  dry | Air temperature 22 °C |
Current weather near Sunset Beach
Buoy Data:
At Egmont Channel Entrance, FL, 15 miles from Sunset Beach.
| 7PM | 8PM | 9PM | 10PM | |
| Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
| Wave height (m) |
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| Average period (s) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
Overall Sunset Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in April
Wind stats for Sunset Beach: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
the gallery
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Use this relief map to navigate to Florida - Gulf surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Sunset Beach
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sunset Beach:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break7 mi
- Third closest break9 mi
- Fourth closest break12 mi
- Fifth closest break14 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Sunset Beach:
- Closest wave buoy15 mi
- Second closest wave buoy97 mi
- Third closest wave buoy119 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy144 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy145 mi
Tide stations nearest to Sunset Beach:
- Closest tide stationLong Key, 0.5mi North of Corey Causeway, Boca Ciega Bay1 mi
- Second closest tide stationSaint Petersburg Beach Causeway1 mi
- Third closest tide stationGulfport3 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationJohns Pass3 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationPass a Grille Beach4 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Sunset Beach is Albert Whitted (St. Petersburg) Airport (SPG) in USA, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Sunset Beach is St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE), also in USA, 20 km (12 miles) away.
- Third is Macdill Afb (Tampa) Airport (MCF) in USA, 26 km (16 miles) away.
- Tampa International Airport (TPA) in USA is 34 km (21 miles) away.
- Page Fld (Fort Myers) Airport (FMY), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Sunset Beach and is 156 km (97 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Sunset Beach, Florida - Gulf. Use the tab navigation above to view Sunset Beach sea temperature, Sunset Beach photographs, Sunset Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Sunset Beach webcams, current wind from Florida - Gulf live weather stations and Sunset Beach tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Sunset Beach.
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