Sunset Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.74° N 82.76° W

Sunset Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
30.2° C
0.7° 

Sunset Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 5PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
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)
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.6
SE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
13
13
8
8
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
0
0
3
4
4
3
3
3
5
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
SSW
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
10
W
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:39PM0.49m
5:22AM0.68m
7:17PM0.41m
6:05AM0.71m
Low Tide
12:09PM0.19m
11:36PM0.31m
1:27PM0.15m
11:51PM0.38m
2:58PM0.10m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
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8:17
8:16
8:16
 mm
4
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
28
29
29
29
29
27
27
26
27
28
30
30
27
27
27
26
28
31
33
32
29
Feels °C
30
32
31
32
33
29
30
28
29
30
32
32
27
28
29
28
30
33
35
34
30
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