Sunset Beach surf break

Sunset Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 EDT
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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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 4PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (29 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (29 Mar)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
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 (?)
0.8
ENE
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
S
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)466634444445556666645534
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0211000000052331111354311
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
10
E
15
SE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:45PM
0.43
11:32PM
0.56
12:51PM
0.46
12:27AM
0.53
1:00PM
0.51
1:15AM
0.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23AM
-0.07
6:07PM
0.27
6:54AM
-0.02
6:57PM
0.17
7:19AM
0.05
7:39PM
0.09
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise-7:24-------7:24-------7:22------
Sunset----7:45-------7:46-------7:46---
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------121-
Temp. °C202022252422202020202226262522202020222625252321
Feels °C (?)161517212018171717181924232219181919212624232118
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