Sunset Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.74° N 82.76° W

Sunset Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
30.5°C
1.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 1PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (31 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Evening (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)2s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
NW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
N
3
0.4
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
4
2
1
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
0
SE
15
WNW
15
NW
10
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
0
E
10
NW
5
ENE
25
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
S
5
SSW
5
ENE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:46AM0.66m
3:42PM0.61m
3:13AM0.71m
4:41PM0.53m
3:44AM0.75m
6:03PM0.46m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.14m
9:51PM0.32m
10:50AM0.11m
10:09PM0.39m
11:54AM0.10m
10:17PM0.44m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:51
 mm
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
26
26
28
29
30
30
30
28
27
27
28
30
31
32
27
26
26
26
27
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
28
29
31
33
31
31
33
30
29
30
31
34
33
35
27
28
28
28
30
32
33
33
29
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