Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today (27 Oct):
The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 12PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | NW 5 | NNE 4 | NW 5 | N 4 | NW 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:32PM0.50m | 1:10AM0.84m | 4:52PM0.45m | 1:48AM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM-0.10m | 7:30PM0.47m | 9:47AM-0.12m | 7:32PM0.48m | 10:47AM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 24 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 52 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 33 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 41 | 54 | 52 | 63 | 54 | 63 | 100 | 83 | 41 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 580 | 709 | 754 | 712 | 712 | 616 | 712 | 712 | 685 | 616 | 616 | 616 | 616 | 616 | 616 | 616 | 568 | 568 | 616 | 568 | 616 | 679 | 616 |
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