Sunset Beach, United States

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About Sunset Beach

Sunset Beach is a town in North Carolina, United States. From Sunset Beach you can reach 6 surf spots. The nearest is Sunset Beach, a surf spot 1.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is MYR, 44 km away.

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Staying in Sunset Beach

15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: MYR, 44 km, ILM, 71 km, FLO, 117 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Sunset Beach.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Sunset Beach each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Sunset Beach too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Holden Beach19.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Holden Beach

3 ft88 kJ

4 ft176 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

1 ft19 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Holden Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, poor	3 ft7 smushy	88kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore	18°C
Mon 19Oct	60, good	4 ft8 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	61kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	1 ft8 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	18°C

Ocean Isle7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ocean Isle Beach, 1 km

3 ft61 kJ

3 ft153 kJ

2 ft59 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

1 ft18 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ocean Isle, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	3 ft7 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore	18°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	3 ft9 ssoft	153kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	59kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	2 ft4 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	1 ft7 smushy	18kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	2 ft6 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	18°C

Cherry Grove Pier12.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Cherry Grove Beach, 1 km

2 ft64 kJ

3 ft153 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

1 ft19 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cherry Grove Pier, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, too small	2 ft8 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	56, good	3 ft9 ssoft	153kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	61kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft4 smushy	18kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	1 ft7 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft6 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	18°C

Bird Island3.6 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft21 kJ

3 ft121 kJ

2 ft50 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

1 ft17 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bird Island, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	2 ft7 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots, offshore	19°C
Mon 19Oct	54, good	3 ft8 ssoft	121kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	50kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	1 ft8 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft6 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	17°C

Sunset Beach1.5 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft21 kJ

3 ft121 kJ

2 ft50 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sunset Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	2 ft7 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north, 17 knots, offshore	19°C
Mon 19Oct	52, good	3 ft8 ssoft	121kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	50kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	1 ft7 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft6 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, offshore	17°C

Little River Jetties4.2 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft50 kJ

3 ft121 kJ

2 ft50 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

1 ft15 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Little River Jetties, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	2 ft7 smushy	50kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	3 ft8 ssoft	121kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	50kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	1 ft8 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft6 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	17°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Sunset Beach, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).