Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 12AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Sunset Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 228 | 225 | 206 | 200 | 136 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 123 | 86 | 97 | 158 | 157 | 106 | 136 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:48PM1.58m | 8:39AM2.25m | 10:33PM1.51m | 9:09AM2.19m | 11:23PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25AM1.07m | 3:57PM0.23m | 2:52AM1.15m | 4:37PM0.30m | 3:18AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:51 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 228 | 225 | 206 | 200 | 136 | 92 | 90 | 58 | 100 | 99 | 123 | 86 | 97 | 158 | 157 | 106 | 136 | 125 | 84 | 96 | 129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 109 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 97 | 46 | 85 | 85 | 142 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 96 | 78 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | W 8 | S 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 9 | S 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 102 | 56 | 21 | 2 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 46 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 46 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
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