Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sunset State Beach today (13 Sep):
- 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 (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sunset State Beach at 10PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sunset State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 138 | 118 | 129 | 219 | 226 | 261 | 311 | 311 | 416 | 439 | 426 | 426 | 381 | 311 | 261 | 234 | 197 | 153 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:23PM2.04m | 1:12AM1.67m | 12:55PM2.02m | 2:12AM1.53m | 1:28PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.52m | 6:39AM0.90m | 7:51PM0.52m | 7:10AM1.06m | 8:47PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 88 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 219 | 226 | 261 | 311 | 108 | 107 | 107 | 426 | 426 | 381 | 311 | 261 | 234 | 197 | 153 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 23 | 58 | 58 | 129 | 85 | 85 | 67 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 107 | 107 | 104 | 98 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 20 |
| kJ | 58 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 127 | 88 | 79 | 108 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 87 | 138 | 118 | 128 | — | — | — | — | 311 | 416 | 439 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 300 | 17 | 13 | 0 |
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