Sunset Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.74° N 82.76° W

Sunset Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
28.5°C
1.0° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 87mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Fri morning).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.4
SW
11
1.2
SSW
10
1.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
5
2
7
8
6
7
8
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
4
8
30
267
819
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
SSE
10
NW
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
20
E
10
ESE
15
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
ESE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13AM0.69m
00:11AM0.58m
12:13PM0.67m
00:23AM0.62m
1:06PM0.64m
Low Tide
5:34AM0.37m
6:28PM0.17m
6:28AM0.27m
6:56PM0.23m
7:13AM0.17m
7:18PM0.30m
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7:26
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7:08
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 mm
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2
6
5
9
14
18
6
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2
1
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4
7
6
1
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1
2
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Temp °C
26
26
26
27
25
24
23
24
24
24
24
27
27
27
25
24
24
24
26
29
29
29
27
Feels °C
29
29
29
31
29
28
26
26
25
24
23
28
29
29
25
23
23
23
26
28
29
29
27
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