Sunset Beach surf break

Sunset Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 Feb 2026 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunset Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 6PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)444444444445555566555554
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5691012987712162117211417212013139121711
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcrosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:55PM
0.45
2:06AM
0.48
2:16PM
0.51
3:01AM
0.40
2:42PM
0.56
4:10AM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:27AM
-0.04
8:32PM
0.03
8:49AM
0.04
9:26PM
-0.03
9:08AM
0.12
10:26PM
-0.07
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--------7:03-------7:03-------
Sunset--6:23-------6:24-------6:25-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212222222222222122222222232221212122232222222222
Feels °C (?)212121222223222021202021232221212021222221212222
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