Sunset Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.30° S 151.57° E

Sunset WaveFinder

Issued: 9 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sunset sea temperature is
18.3°C
0.1° 

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


Sunset surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 8 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, NE swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period, S swell with 596 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sunset this week:

The surf forecast for Sunset over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Sunset in the next 16 days are 1.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 1AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Wed 2nd Sep)2.5ft (0.7m) 10s
Best Surf 1AM (Tue 8th Sep)5.5ft (1.7m) 7s
Most Powerful 4PM (Sun 6th Sep)5ft (1.5m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sunset over the next 16 days.


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