Sunset Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.74° N 82.76° W

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
30.7° C

2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)--
Afternoon (23 Jun)--
Evening (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
2
4
7
7
8
8
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
SE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
High Tide
10:25PM0.38m
9:04AM0.64m
00:06AM0.39m
9:38AM0.67m
1:34AM0.40m
10:12AM0.69m
Low Tide
4:31PM0.14m
2:56AM0.33m
5:30PM0.06m
3:27AM0.39m
6:21PM-0.00m
3:53AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
Feels °C
31
31
30
30
31
31
32
31
31
31
31
31
32
32
31
31
30
31
31
30
30
30
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
Energy kJ
8
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
2
2
4
7
7
8
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
840
709
709
667
667
954
955
660
1590
1597
225
264
264
264
1713
1713
1737
1725
253
239
1413
1413
1364
1542
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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