
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 5AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Sunset Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:41AM0.57m | 1:44PM0.72m | 1:53AM0.62m | 2:30PM0.66m | 2:08AM0.67m | 3:17PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54AM0.25m | 8:36PM0.23m | 8:39AM0.18m | 8:55PM0.30m | 9:22AM0.14m | 9:13PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 219 | 225 | 264 | 1113 | 264 | 234 | 236 | 264 | 281 | 507 | 1713 | 264 | 1729 | 234 | 251 | 219 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 557 | 1130 | 219 | 219 |
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