Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Sunset Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri night, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:26PM0.74m | 3:21AM0.54m | 3:15PM0.67m | 3:39AM0.59m | 4:07PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52PM0.12m | 9:31AM0.25m | 10:15PM0.20m | 10:26AM0.21m | 10:35PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 4 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 |
3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1843 | 1487 | 1504 | 1113 | 893 | 946 | 568 | 1748 | 1746 | 1167 | 954 | 568 | 1251 | 264 | 264 | 1725 | 1737 | 265 | 302 |
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