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Lat Long: 33.72° N 118.07° W

Sunset Beach Surf Photo: 'Super mellow ' by Julie Gonzalez

Issued: 10 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is

23.1°C

4.0°

Sunset Beach 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
	SSW	WSW		S	SSW
	16 s	glass		9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W		S	SW
	16 s	glass		9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW		S	SW
	16 s	cross- on		9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW	W	S	SW
	21 s	on	9 s	9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW	W	S	SW
	21 s	on	9 s	9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	W	S	SSW
	20 s	cross- on	2 s	9 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	W	SSW	S
	20 s	cross- on	2 s	20 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW	W	SSW	SSW
	19 s	cross- on	2 s	19 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 July at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	W	SSW	S
	19 s	cross- on	2 s	19 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	W	SSW	S
	19 s	glass	3 s	19 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	W	SSW	S
	19 s	cross- on	3 s	19 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	W	SSW	S
	18 s	cross- on	2 s	18 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	W	SSW	S
	18 s	cross- on	3 s	18 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	W	SSW	SSW
	18 s	cross- on	3 s	18 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 July at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	W	SSW	SSW
	18 s	cross- on	3 s	18 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 July at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WNW	W	SSW	SSW
	17 s	cross- on	3 s	17 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 July at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	W	SSW	SSW
	20 s	cross- on	3 s	17 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 20 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.7m (2.2 ft). Range 6.99m (22.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Sunset Beach Surf Photo: 'Super mellow ' by Julie Gonzalez

Very light wind on this day, yhis is what it will look like when there is no swell no winds

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User: Julie Gonzalez

Country: United States (4074 photos)

Photo taken at: 4:50 am 21 Jul 2018