Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 11AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Sunset Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | WNW 4 | — |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:48PM0.76m | 2:01AM0.52m | 1:27PM0.74m | 2:11AM0.56m | 2:08PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM0.37m | 8:28PM0.10m | 7:41AM0.31m | 8:49PM0.15m | 8:23AM0.25m | 9:10PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | W 2 | WNW 4 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1078 | 507 | 1078 | 685 | 1746 | 251 | 227 | 219 | 224 | 225 | 227 | 507 | 946 | 231 | 231 | 236 | 234 | 264 | 264 | 646 | 1843 | 1172 | 1113 |
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