Sunset Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.74° N 82.76° W

Sunset Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
30.7° C
1.3° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 28°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
26
26
28
30
40
39
29
27
30
37
45
47
50
51
43
51
42
42
40
42
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:48PM0.77m
3:19AM0.43m
1:27PM0.76m
3:24AM0.45m
2:07PM0.74m
Low Tide
9:09PM-0.01m
7:30AM0.38m
9:34PM0.02m
8:19AM0.34m
9:58PM0.05m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:21
 mm
4
6
1
1
2
Temp °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
Feels °C
30
29
29
29
29
30
31
30
29
29
29
30
30
31
29
30
30
29
29
30
31
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