Sunset Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.74° N 82.76° W

Sunset Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 7PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.7
SW
4
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
NNW
2
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
68
70
65
52
40
33
20
19
13
8
13
7
4
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
5
SW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
15
WNW
25
N
20
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
4:32PM0.57m
4:47AM0.63m
5:39PM0.49m
5:22AM0.68m
7:17PM0.41m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.22m
11:12PM0.23m
12:09PM0.19m
11:36PM0.31m
1:27PM0.15m
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6:54
6:56
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8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
5
1
1
2
1
1
22
Temp °C
29
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
27
28
30
31
29
24
Feels °C
30
26
27
28
32
30
29
31
30
31
31
33
31
32
32
30
31
34
33
28
25
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