Sunset Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.74° N 82.76° W

Sunset Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
30.0° C
0.5° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (13 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.3
SE
2
0.1
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
4
4
0
2
2
2
2
2
4
5
4
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
W
25
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
E
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SSW
15
W
5
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:58AM0.46m
1:37PM0.80m
3:08AM0.49m
2:26PM0.74m
3:21AM0.54m
3:15PM0.67m
Low Tide
7:38AM0.36m
9:27PM0.04m
8:36AM0.30m
9:52PM0.12m
9:31AM0.25m
10:15PM0.20m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:08
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
28
29
30
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
30
31
31
31
30
28
28
28
29
31
32
28
29
Feels °C
31
33
33
31
31
31
31
32
33
33
35
35
31
34
32
29
31
31
31
34
34
32
33
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