Sunset Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.74° N 82.76° W

Sunset Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 7 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
28.6°C
1.0° 

Sunset Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Sunset Beach surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 11 Oct, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, S swell with 32 kJ wave energy.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sunset Beach this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Sunset Beach in the next 16 days are 0.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 11) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 5PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 5PM (Sun 11th Oct)2.5ft (0.7m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sunset Beach over the next 16 days.


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