Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sunset Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 8 | 162 | 443 | 1775 | 1806 | 973 | 727 | 593 | 263 | 202 | 163 | 138 | 116 | 88 | 65 | 63 | 43 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:06PM0.64m | 00:35AM0.67m | 1:54PM0.60m | 00:50AM0.71m | 2:40PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13AM0.17m | 7:18PM0.30m | 7:53AM0.10m | 7:37PM0.37m | 8:31AM0.05m | 7:53PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 109 | 443 | 1609 | 1481 | 973 | — | — | 223 | 117 | 54 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSE 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 24 | 72 | 232 | 1775 | 1806 | — | 727 | 593 | 263 | 202 | 163 | 138 | 116 | 88 | 65 | 63 | — | 4 | 27 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 232 | 219 | 1069 | 962 | 946 | 1183 | 1183 | 558 | 1183 | 219 | 219 | 1299 | 511 | 264 | 251 | 231 | 219 | 60 | 220 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 219 |
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