Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 12AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Sunset Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNE 5 | W 7 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 75 | 46 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:52AM0.70m | 4:59AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29PM0.11m | 2:41PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 75 | 46 | 23 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 78 | 107 | 15 | 54 | 68 | 78 | 62 | 54 | 45 | 45 | 51 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1779 | 1167 | 264 | 228 | 227 | 258 | 258 | 589 | 589 | 589 | 720 | 955 | 955 | 954 | 954 | 954 | 806 | 806 | 783 |
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