Sunset Beach surf break

Sunset Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 30 Oct 2025 PDT
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Sunset Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)--
Afternoon (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)24s
Evening (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

Table - waves today at Sunset Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)242418222222222121202020201919181818181817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)218142111280412412263260346446437437395295543497497448356322340412493402
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
S
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
4:33PM
1.70
6:44AM
1.73
5:45PM
1.74
7:01AM
1.90
6:45PM
1.78
7:24AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
1.33
11:47PM
0.53
12:16PM
1.11
12:23AM
0.52
1:01PM
0.85
12:56AM
0.54
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Sunrise------7:09-------7:11-------7:11-
Sunset-6:01-------6:00-------6:00------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232220191918181921201818181818202120191919191920
Feels °C (?)222120191919181920191818191919212020192020192019
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