Sunset Beach Surf Break

Sunset Beach, United States Weather Observations

Lat Long: 27.74° N 82.76° W

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
30.0° C

1.8°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.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Sunset Beach based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Sunset Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Sunset Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

St Peters/Albert Whitted Airport

13 km ENE218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the NW
(9 km/h at 310°)
30.6 °C16
16
scattered
scattered

BUOY-SAPF1

13 km E3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
15
light winds from the WNW
(13 km/h at 290°)
30.5 °C-
-


SHIP6550

16 km S15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


ST Petersburg Airport

21 km NNE218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the WNW
(17 km/h at 300°)
30.6 °C16
16
few

SHIP4731

16 km S3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
29.8 °C-
-


BUOY-MTBF1

19 km ESE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
20
moderate winds from the NW
(21 km/h at 310°)
29.0 °C-
-


ST Petersburg Airport

21 km NNE218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the WNW
(17 km/h at 300°)
30.6 °C16
16
few

SHIP694

22 km SE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
31.9 °C-
-


SHIP5276

22 km SE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
31.9 °C-
-


SHIP2035

22 km SE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Sunset Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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