Sunset Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.74° N 82.76° W

Sunset Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
31.7° C
2.6° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 6PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (08 Jul)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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)
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
0
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
11
6
6
5
4
4
6
11
11
6
2
2
4
Wind (km/h)
5
S
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
NW
10
ESE
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SW
20
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
SW
10
SE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
20
E
25
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:02PM0.39m
7:53AM0.68m
11:33PM0.38m
8:41AM0.73m
Low Tide
3:16PM0.14m
1:44AM0.34m
4:35PM0.05m
2:01AM0.40m
5:46PM-0.04m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
7
3
Temp °C
30
30
31
30
30
28
29
29
29
30
31
30
30
30
29
28
29
30
30
29
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
34
32
33
32
34
33
32
33
33
33
32
32
34
35
34
32
32
33
33
29
29
29
31
30
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