Sunset Beach surf break

Sunset Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 Feb 2026 EST
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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
16.4° C
(Which is 3.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (27 Feb)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)888887744455555555553333
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32362119119955577774222110000
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
WSW
5
N
0
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNE
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
10
NE
15
NNW
15
N
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
0.61
1:04PM
0.35
10:21PM
0.61
1:02PM
0.36
11:18PM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:59AM
-0.22
4:35PM
0.34
6:36AM
-0.19
5:42PM
0.26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:54-------6:54
Sunset--6:30-------6:30-------6:30-----
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-32---32----------------
Temp. °C212122222322201920212221191817171822252520181818
Feels °C (?)212121222322202122222220171715151621232216151516
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