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 beginners: 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 beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Bird Island3.6 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft128 kJ

2 ft62 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

1 ft15 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bird Island, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	55, good	3 ft8 ssoft	128kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	2 ft8 smushy	62kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	1 ft7 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	2 ft6 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	29, too small	3 ft7 smushy	71kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	21°C

Cherry Grove Pier12.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Cherry Grove Beach, 1 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft147 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

1 ft21 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft35 kJ

3 ft90 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cherry Grove Pier, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	55, good	3 ft9 ssoft	147kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	68kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	1 ft8 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	2 ft6 smushy	35kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	34, poor	3 ft7 smushy	90kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	23°C

Holden Beach19.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Holden BeachIntermediate and up

4 ft173 kJ

2 ft73 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

1 ft17 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

3 ft90 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Holden Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	60, good	4 ft8 ssoft	173kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	73kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	2 ft4 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	1 ft8 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	33, poor	3 ft7 smushy	90kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	22°C

Little River Jetties4.2 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft128 kJ

2 ft62 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Little River Jetties, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	128kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	2 ft8 smushy	62kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	1 ft8 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft6 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	30, too small	3 ft7 smushy	71kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	21°C

Ocean Isle7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ocean Isle Beach, 1 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft150 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

3 ft82 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ocean Isle, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	58, good	3 ft8 ssoft	150kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	68kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	2 ft4 smushy	18kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	1 ft8 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	34, poor	3 ft7 smushy	82kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	23°C

Sunset Beach1.5 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft128 kJ

2 ft62 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

3 ft74 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sunset Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	53, good	3 ft8 ssoft	128kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	2 ft8 smushy	62kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	1 ft8 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft6 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	25, poor	3 ft6 smushy	74kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	21°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).