Sunset Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.74° N 82.76° W

Issued: 7 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
31.2° C

2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (25 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)--
Afternoon (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
3
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
7
7
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
1
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
10
NW
5
E
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
25
ESE
25
S
15
S
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
00:06AM0.39m
9:38AM0.67m
1:34AM0.40m
10:12AM0.69m
2:57AM0.41m
10:49AM0.71m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.06m
3:27AM0.39m
6:21PM-0.00m
3:53AM0.43m
7:06PM-0.05m
4:08AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
29
29
29
29
28
27
28
29
29
29
26
26
28
26
27
28
29
29
29
29
29
27
29
30
Feels °C
30
31
33
34
32
30
31
30
30
31
26
26
30
28
28
30
30
30
32
32
32
30
33
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.2
W
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
4
7
7
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1475
1229
1167
1251
1251
1487
1713
1713
1737
264
265
265
265
239
1113
1565
1590
1596
1229
239
264
264
264
1130
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
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