Sunset Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.74° N 82.76° W

Issued: 7 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
31.2° C

2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 12AM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)--
Afternoon (26 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (26 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat night, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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
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)
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
5
N
5
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
ESE
5
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
10
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
1:34AM0.40m
10:12AM0.69m
2:57AM0.41m
10:49AM0.71m
11:26AM0.73m
Low Tide
6:21PM-0.00m
3:53AM0.43m
7:06PM-0.05m
4:08AM0.45m
7:47PM-0.07m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
26
27
27
27
29
29
29
29
29
28
27
28
29
30
31
30
29
28
27
28
30
Feels °C
30
31
32
27
30
29
30
31
30
30
32
33
30
30
30
32
31
33
33
32
30
30
31
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
1
3
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1737
264
1487
1229
1108
265
265
1573
1565
273
265
239
225
264
264
1143
1737
232
227
227
219
264
264
507
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
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