Sunset Beach surf break

Sunset Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 09 Sep 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
29.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 5PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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

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Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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 (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
SW
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NNE
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
Period(s) (?)444433334444444344443333
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)331100001111111000000000
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
NE
5
N
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
0.70
2:26AM
0.68
3:42PM
0.62
2:52AM
0.74
4:49PM
0.54
3:24AM
0.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52AM
0.15
9:17PM
0.29
9:43AM
0.09
9:37PM
0.37
10:41AM
0.06
9:52PM
0.44
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sunrise-------7:13-------7:13-------7:13
Sunset--7:43-------7:42-------7:39-----
thunderstorm
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part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
5----------242386121----
Temp. °C262627262625252525272929272626252629292726252524
Feels °C (?)272728262727272727303230272728262629262425252624
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Florida - Gulf

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Sunset Beach (calm at St Peters/Albert Whitted Airport 13 km from Sunset Beach). 0.3m 4s local chop from the S to make surfable waves.

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