Sunset Beach surf break

Sunset Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 25 Jul 2025 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
87.8°F
(Which is 2.7°F 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 10PM is: 1ft 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (25 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s

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

Updates in 1 hr 1 min 09 s Forecast update imminent
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
1
S
1
SSW
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
S
0.5
W
2.5
NW
2
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
Period(s) (?)444455555664556666444444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3333555559843322110108677
Wind
(mph)
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrossoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (ft)
4:05AM
1.38
1:59PM
2.53
4:14AM
1.48
2:45PM
2.33
4:26AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
9:41PM
-0.16
7:56AM
1.31
10:10PM
0
8:56AM
1.18
10:37PM
0.2
9:56AM
1.08
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:50-------6:50--
Sunset-8:23-------8:23-------8:22------
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Rain (in)
0.10.10.1--------------0.00.0-----
Temp. °F888684828181828488868484848488918888888886828488
Feels °F (?)919190868486889090888688888891958891939391868893

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  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Sunset Beach (light winds from the NW at St Peters/Albert Whitted Airport 8 miles from Sunset Beach). 1ft 4s local chop from the S to make surfable waves.

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10 mph
NW
Cross-Shore
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