Sunset Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.72° N 118.07° W

Issued: 4 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
18.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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
Visibility /
Cloud

SHIP22

3 km SW15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
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- °C- km
- km


SHIP4225

3 km SW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
18.6 °C-
-


Los Alamitos Army Airfield Airport

7 km NNE213 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the SSE
(9 km/h at 160°)
19.6 °C13
13
broken

SHIP4572

3 km SW15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
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- °C- km
- km


Los Alamitos Army Airfield Airport

7 km NNE213 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the SSE
(9 km/h at 160°)
19.6 °C13
13
broken

BUOY-PRJC1

11 km WSW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the WSW
(24 km/h at 250°)
- °C-
-


SHIP3767

12 km WSW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


SHIP1194

12 km WSW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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SHIP2001

12 km WSW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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SHIP4819

12 km WSW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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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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