Sunset Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.74° N 82.76° W

Sunset Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
31.4° C
2.1° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 3AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
S
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SW
7
1.5
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
185
140
130
130
126
149
230
253
251
212
178
151
117
91
68
49
47
45
45
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:34PM0.45m
6:26AM0.61m
8:25PM0.39m
7:04AM0.64m
10:58PM0.39m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.29m
2:30PM0.18m
00:55AM0.36m
3:48PM0.13m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:25
8:25
 mm
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
30
29
29
Feels °C
25
26
26
26
27
27
25
28
28
29
30
30
29
29
30
30
31
31
32
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