Sunset Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.74° N 82.76° W

Sunset Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
31.8° C
2.6° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 11PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
19
17
9
9
5
5
26
57
38
23
29
40
53
51
41
40
26
19
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
25
NNW
15
N
0
ENE
5
S
15
SSE
35
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:14PM0.72m
5:05AM0.47m
4:11PM0.63m
5:27AM0.52m
5:15PM0.53m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.04m
10:36AM0.31m
11:40PM0.12m
11:51AM0.27m
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:27
8:27
 mm
4
9
1
1
1
1
3
7
4
1
Temp °C
29
28
26
26
27
27
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
28
29
29
29
Feels °C
30
27
27
30
31
29
23
27
28
28
29
28
28
28
29
27
29
29
30
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