Sunset Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.82° S 18.48° E

Sunset Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.8° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 10PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)--
Afternoon (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
1.1
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
831
836
836
984
617
1163
1294
1080
957
800
606
499
433
346
320
267
204
168
231
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
E
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:16AM1.53m
1:24PM1.70m
1:50AM1.63m
1:58PM1.80m
Low Tide
7:09PM0.50m
7:13AM0.52m
7:42PM0.38m
7:47AM0.43m
8:15PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
15
14
14
15
20
21
19
17
17
17
16
17
21
22
20
17
17
Feels °C
15
15
14
13
13
13
18
17
16
15
16
16
16
17
20
19
15
13
14
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