Sunset Beach Surf Break

Sunset Beach, South Africa Weather Observations

Lat Long: 33.82° S 18.48° E

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C

2.1°C colder than average 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

Plattekloof Glen wx

11 km SE29 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 225°)
10
27 °C-
-
-
-
0

Thornton wx

12 km SSE22 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 177°)
5
27 °C-
-
-
-
0

Observatory wx

13 km S19 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 205°)
10
26 °C-
-
-
-
0

In memory of Patrice

15 km S400 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
-
15
light winds from the SSW
(15 km/h at 196°)
20
23.7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Town

18 km S70 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 248°)
5
28 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Town International Airport

20 km SE212 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearno report
5
light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 210 degs)
(7 km/h at 170°)
Q1016 °C0.0
0.0
-
-
-

Meadowridge wx

23 km S55 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
0
24 °C-
-
-
-
0

Slangkop

40 km S102 m above sea level

3 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (13 kph from 30 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16.3 °C-
-

-

Somerset West

40 km SE124 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 184°)
5
28 °C-
-
-
-
0

Malmesbury

45 km NNE101 m above sea level

3 hours ago
no report
-
(- km/h at -°)
14.0 °C-
-

-

* 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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