Sunset Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.74° N 82.76° W

Sunset Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
31.8° C
2.6° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (11 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat night, min 27°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
25
8
10
8
5
4
3
3
7
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
4
8
19
21
19
14
12
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
30
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
W
5
SW
5
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
N
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
10:35AM0.83m
11:34AM0.86m
12:31PM0.86m
Low Tide
6:50PM-0.12m
7:47PM-0.16m
8:38PM-0.18m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:29
8:29
8:29
 mm
2
Temp °C
30
30
29
29
29
29
30
30
30
30
30
30
29
29
29
30
30
29
28
28
28
27
28
29
Feels °C
31
30
33
33
31
33
33
31
29
29
32
32
30
31
30
31
29
29
29
29
30
29
30
31
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