Sunset Beach surf break

Sunset Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 EDT
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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
26.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 1AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Afternoon (11 May)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (11 May)0.5ft (0.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.3
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
15
W
20
NW
25
NW
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
W
25
WNW
20
NNW
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
5
W
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
7:46PM0.52m
10:03AM0.48m
9:19PM0.49m
10:19AM0.54m
10:41PM0.47m
10:38AM0.59m
Low Tide
2:52PM0.39m
3:44AM0.07m
4:14PM0.29m
4:24AM0.12m
5:14PM0.18m
5:00AM0.19m
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
8:09
8:09
8:10
8:10
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
24
23
23
23
24
27
30
29
30
30
30
29
30
27
27
24
27
29
28
26
27
26
25
25
23
22
22
22
24
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.4
NW
3
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
6
5
2
1
1
1
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1784
1418
227
227
231
219
225
1440
227
279
246
675
667
954
1478
589
589
954
954
954
954
893
954
685
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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