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Sunset Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunset Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
17.3° C
 (Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)
Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (18 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
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
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
W
0.3
SSW
0.8
SW
2
NNW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)524678777666666655566666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111603113061891641286253201212186109533311
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
20
SSW
30
SW
55
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
0.30
11:47PM
0.62
2:39PM
0.30
12:28AM
0.61
2:47PM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:46AM
-0.23
5:50PM
0.29
8:14AM
-0.22
6:42PM
0.25
8:42AM
-0.19
7:35PM
0.21
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:22-----
Sunset----6:00-------6:00-------6:00---
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C181920111210977769111010108771216151211
Feels °C (?)181817-1532000-12444410-159744
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