Sunset Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.72° N 118.07° W

Sunset Beach, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 10 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
22.4° C
3.3° 

Sunset Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Sunset Beach based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Sunset Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Sunset Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
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Los Alamitos Army Airfield Airport

7 km NNE213 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
5
light winds from the WNW
(7 km/h at 290°)
19.5 °C11
11


SHIP3717

12 km WSW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
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19.6 °C-
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SHIP3084

12 km WSW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
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19.6 °C-
-


Long Beach Airport

14 km NW218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
10
light winds from the NW
(9 km/h at 310°)
20.0 °C16
16


Fullerton Airport

19 km NNE218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
5
light winds from the WNW
(6 km/h at 290°)
20.0 °C16
16


SHIP5629

12 km WSW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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SHIP1235

12 km WSW15 m above sea level

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SHIP425

12 km WSW15 m above sea level

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SHIP2168

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SHIP6806

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* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Sunset Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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