Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today (22 Oct):
The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 6AM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNE 4 | NW 5 | NNE 4 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:04PM0.55m | 10:52AM0.60m | 11:15PM0.59m | 11:49AM0.60m | 11:30PM0.64m | 12:42PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM0.30m | 5:43PM0.22m | 6:05AM0.20m | 6:11PM0.27m | 6:45AM0.10m | 6:36PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 56 | 40 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 45 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 303 | 333 | 389 | 646 | 646 | 709 | 712 | 633 | 646 | 646 | 893 | 967 | 967 | 1487 | 899 | 1267 | 1172 | 1229 | 1251 | 1439 | 1253 | 1229 | 899 |
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