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Sunset Point/Vals Reef

Lat Long: 21.68° N 158.04° W

Sunset Point/Vals Reef Surf Photo: 'Sunset beach hopping' by Sandy Newton

Issued: 1 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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26.6° C

0.2°

Sunset Point/Vals Reef 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
	E	ENE	E	NW	NW
	8 s	cross	8 s	10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 October at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Point/Vals Reef around the time the photo was taken

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	E	ENE	E	NW	NW
	8 s	cross	8 s	10 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 October at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Point/Vals Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ENE	E	NW	NW
	16 s	cross	8 s	16 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 October at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Point/Vals Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ENE	E	NW	NW
	15 s	cross	8 s	15 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 October at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Point/Vals Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ENE	E	NW	NW
	15 s	cross	8 s	15 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 October at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Point/Vals Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ENE	E	NW	N
	14 s	cross	8 s	14 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 October at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Point/Vals Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E	E	NW	N
	13 s	cross- off	8 s	13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 October at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Point/Vals Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E	E	NW	E
	13 s	cross- off	8 s	13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 October at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Point/Vals Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E	E	NW	SSW
	13 s	cross- off	8 s	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 October at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Point/Vals Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ENE	E	NW	NNW
	12 s	cross	8 s	12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 October at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Point/Vals Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ENE	E	NW	SSW
	12 s	cross	8 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 October at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Point/Vals Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ENE	E	NW	NNW
	12 s	cross	8 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 October at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Point/Vals Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E	E	NW	NNW
	12 s	cross- off	8 s	12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 October at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Point/Vals Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E	E	NW	NNW
	12 s	cross- off	8 s	12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 October at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Point/Vals Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ESE	E	NW	NNW
	12 s	cross- off	8 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 October at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Point/Vals Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ESE	E	NW	E
	12 s	cross- off	8 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 October at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Point/Vals Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E	E	NNW	NW
	11 s	cross- off	8 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 October at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Point/Vals Reef around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 4 minutes after low water (rising neap tide). Tide height was 0.4m (1.2 ft). Range 0.93m (3.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Sunset Point/Vals Reef Surf Photo: 'Sunset beach hopping' by Sandy Newton

while on vacation we went beach hoping and the surf was so that i couldn't pass taking some pictures and was lucky enough to get this one.

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User: Sandy Newton (2 photos)

Country: United States (4070 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:15 am 11 Oct 2011