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Sunset Cliffs Surf Photo: 'Sunset Cliffs'

Lat Long: 32.71° N 117.26° W

Issued: 4 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sunset Cliffs sea temperature is

19.1° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WNW		WNW	S
	19 s	glass		20 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 December at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Cliffs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	W		WNW	S
	19 s	glass		19 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 December at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Cliffs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WSW		WNW	SSW
	19 s	on		19 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 December at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Cliffs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WSW		WNW	SSW
	19 s	on		19 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 December at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Cliffs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WSW		WNW	SSW
	18 s	glass		19 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 December at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Cliffs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NW		WNW	SSW
	18 s	glass		18 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 December at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Cliffs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	ESE		WNW	SSW
	18 s	glass		18 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 December at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Cliffs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	SSE		WNW	SSW
	17 s	glass		17 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 December at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Cliffs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WNW		WNW	SSW
	17 s	glass		17 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 December at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Cliffs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WNW		WNW	SSW
	17 s	cross- on		17 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 December at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Cliffs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NW		WNW	SSW
	16 s	cross- on		16 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 December at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Cliffs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NW		WNW	SSW
	16 s	cross- on		16 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 December at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Cliffs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NW		WNW	SSW
	16 s	cross- on		16 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 December at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Cliffs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NW		WNW	SSW
	16 s	glass		16 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 December at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Cliffs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NW		WNW	SSW
	15 s	glass		15 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 December at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Cliffs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	W		WNW	W
	15 s	glass		15 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 December at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Cliffs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	W		WNW	SSW
	15 s	glass		15 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 December at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Cliffs around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 22 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.6m (1.9 ft). Range 9.13m (30.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Photo taken at: 10:09 am 18 Dec 2018