Sunset Beach surf break

Sunset Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 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
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
W
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
9
9
9
8
4
4
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SW
20
WSW
15
W
5
NNW
10
ENE
5
SE
15
SE
15
S
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:01PM0.58m
11:20AM0.44m
8:58PM0.53m
11:20AM0.48m
10:27PM0.51m
Low Tide
4:07AM-0.03m
3:51PM0.40m
4:53AM0.02m
5:14PM0.29m
5:28AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:54
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8:00
8:00
8:00
8:01
Temp °C
23
24
24
23
24
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
23
21
22
24
23
24
21
23
22
22
23
24
24
24
23
22
23
23
24
24
24
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
Energy kJ
15
9
9
9
8
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
W
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
231
646
616
264
231
219
219
219
225
1255
1750
1504
1404
404
667
589
231
225
224
231
219
219
219
246
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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