Sunset Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.74° N 82.76° W

Sunset Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
30.3° C
0.9° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 3PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.6
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
28
28
28
47
50
54
60
36
53
27
52
61
50
54
56
32
31
25
23
20
13
8
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:54AM0.54m
3:37PM0.64m
4:18AM0.59m
4:32PM0.57m
4:47AM0.63m
5:39PM0.49m
Low Tide
10:04AM0.27m
10:47PM0.16m
11:03AM0.22m
11:12PM0.23m
12:09PM0.19m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:54
6:54
6:54
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8:19
8:19
8:17
 mm
2
5
5
2
1
3
2
2
2
Temp °C
28
28
27
26
27
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
Feels °C
29
29
27
26
27
29
30
29
28
30
30
30
30
31
32
31
30
32
31
31
31
32
33
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