Sunset Beach surf break

Sunset Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 EDT
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Sunset Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
23.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
12
9
8
6
8
5
5
5
7
5
9
10
11
7
7
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
ENE
15
WSW
10
WSW
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
0
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:11PM0.66m
7:01PM0.58m
11:20AM0.44m
8:58PM0.53m
Low Tide
1:56AM-0.11m
3:09AM-0.07m
4:07AM-0.03m
3:51PM0.40m
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
6:58
6:56
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8:00
8:00
8:00
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
22
24
24
23
21
20
20
20
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
18
17
17
21
24
22
23
18
18
18
18
20
22
21
23
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSW
4
Energy kJ
1
6
8
5
5
5
1
1
10
11
7
7
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.3
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
9
12
9
8
7
5
9
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
251
236
251
899
1136
1444
1143
264
231
219
219
251
568
568
646
231
219
219
225
231
1607
1639
893
769
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
8
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