Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.90° N 121.84° W

Sunset State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sunset State Beach sea temperature is
18.3°C
4.1° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sunset State Beach at 9PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)--
Afternoon (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Evening (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
18
1.3
WNW
18
1.3
WNW
18
1.3
WNW
17
1.3
WNW
17
1.3
WNW
17
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
2.1
W
14
2
W
12
2.1
W
14
2
W
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1031
986
1093
1069
1056
1032
938
904
1016
881
859
794
742
1779
1122
1657
1379
1174
1139
834
706
683
200
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
5
W
10
W
10
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:22PM1.79m
6:19AM1.86m
5:43PM1.72m
6:53AM1.97m
6:54PM1.68m
Low Tide
10:57AM1.20m
11:22PM0.42m
12:11PM1.01m
00:11AM0.53m
1:10PM0.80m
00:54AM0.65m
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cloud
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cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
19
18
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
12
16
19
19
15
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
18
17
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
12
10
15
17
17
13
12
12
12
11
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