Sunset State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.90° N 121.84° W

Sunset State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sunset State Beach sea temperature is
17.1°C
2.0° 

Sunset State 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 State Beach today (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sunset State Beach at 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
13
1.3
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
120
88
143
133
132
213
220
261
311
311
372
439
676
459
381
311
267
234
197
157
131
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
W
0
NNW
0
ESE
0
ESE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:23PM2.04m
1:12AM1.67m
12:55PM2.02m
2:12AM1.53m
1:28PM1.97m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.72m
7:01PM0.52m
6:39AM0.90m
7:51PM0.52m
7:10AM1.06m
8:47PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:15
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
19
22
22
17
14
13
12
13
21
22
23
17
14
13
12
13
18
20
18
15
14
Feels °C
14
17
18
18
15
14
13
11
12
20
20
21
17
14
13
12
13
17
19
17
15
15
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