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Sunset Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 11 Jan 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
19.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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 12:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
SW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.5
WNW
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
0.3
NW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.3
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NW
Period(s) (?)446766677668775544433333
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2111294662911851112111000001
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
35
NNW
35
N
30
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		glasscross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:18AM
0.25
6:25PM
0.51
11:07AM
0.27
7:05PM
0.53
7:51PM
0.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:10PM
0.23
3:16AM
-0.05
12:09PM
0.29
4:16AM
-0.12
5:09AM
-0.17
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--------7:22-------7:22-------
Sunset--5:53-------5:54-------5:55-----
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C221918171513111111151718171615141517181816161516
Feels °C (?)2415121054345111516161212111216171715151315
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