Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sunset Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 203 | 102 | 94 | 99 | 94 | 107 | 99 | 96 | 99 | 74 | 72 | 54 | 54 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:04AM0.64m | 10:58PM0.39m | 7:49AM0.66m | 8:42AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.36m | 3:48PM0.13m | 1:08AM0.42m | 4:59PM0.08m | 5:59PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 173 | 181 | 102 | 94 | 99 | 94 | 107 | 99 | 96 | 99 | 74 | 72 | 54 | 54 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 14 | — | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 2 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 198 | 203 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 7 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 264 | 219 | 234 | 1190 | 1161 | 955 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 646 | 1143 | 60 | 302 | 264 | 231 | 315 | 646 | 709 | 837 | 251 |
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