Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Sunset Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:21AM0.69m | 1:48AM0.48m | 10:30AM0.72m | 1:49AM0.48m | 11:23AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.06m | 4:23AM0.52m | 7:04PM0.05m | 5:28AM0.48m | 7:37PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 |
4 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 507 | 861 | 709 | 667 | 667 | 264 | 231 | 955 | 219 | 225 | 1251 | 507 | 955 | 955 | 955 | 239 | 264 | 264 | 557 | 840 | 264 | 1544 | 265 | 265 |
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