
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 3AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sunset Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the N by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:49PM0.50m | 8:25AM0.60m | 10:54PM0.52m | 9:47AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM0.13m | 3:16AM0.48m | 4:31PM0.15m | 4:29AM0.40m | 5:10PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | E 3 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 |
29 | 28 | 33 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 545 | 406 | 389 | 783 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 783 | 783 | 389 | 389 | 394 | 389 | 783 | 783 | 580 | 587 | 580 | 389 |
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