Weather in Sunset Beach

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:28 pm (EDT)

Now · clear 67 °F

Feels like: 68 °F
Low / high: 51 / 77 °F
Rain: 1%
Wind: 7 mph NE

→ 30.21 inHg · steady

Today in Sunset Beach: light drizzle, 51 °F to 77 °F, with a 1% chance of rain and a light breeze from the northeast (7 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 63 °F to 78 °F and a 8% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 78 °F. Next likely rain: Sunday 1 (20%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

77° 51°
Today
78° 63°
Thu 29
78° 57°
Fri 30
73° 57°
Sat 31
74° 55°
Sun 1
73° 59°
Mon 2
76° 59°
Tue 3
76° 60°
Wed 4
74° 61°
Thu 5
73° 57°
Fri 6
70° 52°
Sat 7
69° 49°
Sun 8
66° 51°
Mon 9
69° 48°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Light drizzle	51 / 77 °F	1%	12 mph NNE	4.2 ft	10:05 am · 10:20 pm	HRRR
Thu 29	Overcast	63 / 78 °F	8% · 0.02 in	12 mph NE	4.5 ft	10:59 am · 11:17 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Overcast	57 / 78 °F	1%	7 mph NE	3.1 ft	12:00 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	57 / 73 °F	0%	11 mph NE	3.7 ft	12:22 am · 1:06 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Overcast	55 / 74 °F	20% · 0.13 in	13 mph NE	3.9 ft	1:30 am · 1:10 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	59 / 73 °F	31% · 0.83 in	14 mph NE	4.1 ft	1:36 am · 2:11 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Clear sky	59 / 76 °F	19% · 0.07 in	14 mph NE	4.4 ft	2:38 am · 3:09 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Partly cloudy	60 / 76 °F	19% · 0.05 in	12 mph NE	4.4 ft	3:37 am · 4:05 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Overcast	61 / 74 °F	31% · 1.08 in	11 mph ESE	3.7 ft	4:32 am · 4:57 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Showers	57 / 73 °F	23% · 0.15 in	9 mph SW	3.3 ft	5:23 am · 5:46 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Light drizzle	52 / 70 °F	5% · 0.02 in	8 mph NW	3.7 ft	6:09 am · 6:32 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Drizzle	49 / 69 °F	11%	11 mph N	3.3 ft	6:52 am · 7:15 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	51 / 66 °F	10%	11 mph N	3.2 ft	7:31 am · 7:55 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	48 / 69 °F	11%	8 mph NNE	2.5 ft	8:08 am · 8:34 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 3:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 2:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear sky	Mainly clear	Light drizzle	Mainly clear	Clear
Temperature	52°	53°	55°	61°	74°	77°	74°	66°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	3 N	6 NNE	6 NNE	9 NNE	11 NNE	12 NE	9 NE	7 NE
Humidity	77%	88%	92%	95%	68%	67%	65%	82%
UV	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	77°	78°	80°	72°	75°	74°	78°
AIFS	76°	75°	76°	69°	69°	71°	74°
GFS	76°	80°	80°	73°	74°	69°	75°
ICON	76°	79°	79°	72°	74°	73°	71°
HRRR	77°	78°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	77°	78°	78°	73°	74°	73°	76°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0.01 in	0	0	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.01 in
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0.14 in	3.57 in
HRRR	0	0.02 in	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0.01 in	0	0	0.13 in	0.83 in	0.07 in
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	low	low

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1124	820	717	919	1023	1022	1126
AIFS	13	12	8	13	13	13	13
GFS	1224	1025	813	1226	1328	1226	1323
ICON	921	717	513	819	922	1125	921
HRRR	1224	1222	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	1217	1015	710	1116	1318	1420	1419
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	55%	2%	0%	0%	4%	18%	8%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	16%	43%	29%
NBM (NOAA)	1%	8%	1%	0%	20%	31%	19%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	0%	0%	2%	3%	3%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, a bit wetter and a near-normal sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +4.9 °F	Above +65%	A bit below −0.7 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal −0.5 °F	A bit above +45%	Normal 0.0 °F	64° / 55°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	Normal −0.4 °F	64° / 55°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +0.9 °F	Above +60%	Normal −0.2 °F	62° / 55°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.4 °F	Above +96%	Normal −0.4 °F	60° / 53°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.3 °F	Above +59%	—
December	Normal +0.5 °F	A bit above +40%	—
January	Normal +0.2 °F	Above +58%	—
February	Normal −0.4 °F	Above +66%	—
March	Normal +0.2 °F	A bit above +39%	—

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Sunset Beach climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Sunset Beach is from April to May and in October: highs of 74 °F to 82 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from May to October, peaking in September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 34 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Sunset Beach, one or two a year; 16 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Chantal, in July 2025.

56° 36°

JanJ
60° 37°

FebF
67° 44°

MarM
74° 52°

AprA
82° 60°

MayM
87° 68°

JunJ
90° 72°

JulJ
88° 71°

AugA
85° 65°

SepS
77° 54°

OctO
68° 44°

NovN
60° 38°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	56°	36°	3.70 in	9	4.9	60°	2.8 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	60°	37°	3.52 in	8	5.1	59°	3.0 ft	–
MarchMar	67°	44°	3.95 in	8	6.6	61°	2.8 ft	–
AprilApr	74°	52°	3.44 in	7	7.7	65°	2.9 ft	–
MayMay	82°	60°	4.19 in	10	8.4	72°	2.5 ft	3
JuneJun	87°	68°	5.46 in	14	7.9	79°	2.5 ft	3
JulyJul	90°	72°	6.63 in	17	7.9	82°	2.5 ft	5
AugustAug	88°	71°	7.26 in	17	7.3	83°	2.3 ft	9
SeptemberSep	85°	65°	7.16 in	12	6.0	80°	2.7 ft	10
OctoberOct	77°	54°	3.42 in	7	5.8	74°	2.7 ft	3
NovemberNov	68°	44°	3.38 in	7	5.5	68°	2.8 ft	1
DecemberDec	60°	38°	3.71 in	8	4.5	62°	2.8 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	60°	2.8 ft	–
Feb	59°	3.0 ft	–
Mar	61°	2.8 ft	–
Apr	65°	2.9 ft	–
May	72°	2.5 ft	3
Jun	79°	2.5 ft	3
Jul	82°	2.5 ft	5
Aug	83°	2.3 ft	9
Sep	80°	2.7 ft	10
Oct	74°	2.7 ft	3
Nov	68°	2.8 ft	1
Dec	62°	2.8 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 55.81 in of rain on about 124 days and about 2,350 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now67 °Ffeels like 68 °F

Tomorrow63 / 78 °F

It's 67 °F now (feels like 68 °F). Today, 51 °F to 77 °F; tomorrow, 63 °F to 78 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 1%
Thu 29 8% 0.02 in
Fri 30 1%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 20% 0.13 in
Mon 2 31% 0.83 in
Tue 3 19% 0.07 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 1%. The next day with likely rain is Sunday 1: 20% and 0.13 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity80%

Dew point60 °F

Humidity is 80% now and the dew point is 60 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now11 migood

Clouds18%

Visibility is good now (11 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak4moderate

Thu 29: 5 · Fri 30: 5 · Sat 31: 4

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.1030.2030.30 30.12

Steady now (−0.02 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.05 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 43

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind
Tue 27	Overcast	45 / 75 °F	7 mph NNE
Mon 26	Clear sky	51 / 74 °F	10 mph NNE
Sun 25	Mainly clear	56 / 74 °F	14 mph NE
Sat 24	Overcast	54 / 73 °F	11 mph NNE
Fri 23	Clear sky	43 / 71 °F	10 mph NNE
Thu 22	Clear sky	41 / 72 °F	8 mph N
Wed 21	Clear sky	48 / 73 °F	9 mph N

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Clear sky	47 / 75 °F	0	10 mph N
Mon 19	Clear sky	49 / 69 °F	0	12 mph N
Sun 18	Clear sky	47 / 67 °F	0	14 mph NNE
Sat 17	Drizzle	52 / 75 °F	0.21 in	15 mph NNW
Fri 16	Clear sky	66 / 86 °F	0	11 mph SW
Thu 15	Partly cloudy	64 / 89 °F	0	6 mph SW
Wed 14	Overcast	62 / 88 °F	0	6 mph SW
Tue 13	Overcast	60 / 85 °F	0	5 mph NW
Mon 12	Clear sky	63 / 84 °F	0	10 mph WNW
Sun 11	Light showers	67 / 80 °F	0.50 in	11 mph SSW
Sat 10	Rain	68 / 76 °F	1.13 in	11 mph ENE
Fri 9	Overcast	60 / 78 °F	0	9 mph NNE
Thu 8	Overcast	55 / 81 °F	0	4 mph N
Wed 7	Overcast	57 / 79 °F	0	8 mph NNE
Tue 6	Partly cloudy	58 / 78 °F	0	12 mph NE
Mon 5	Drizzle	65 / 70 °F	0.22 in	7 mph N
Sun 4	Heavy drizzle	70 / 76 °F	0.39 in	6 mph WNW
Sat 3	Light showers	72 / 82 °F	0.30 in	6 mph SW
Fri 2	Light drizzle	67 / 89 °F	0.07 in	7 mph SSW
Thu 1	Light drizzle	61 / 88 °F	0.06 in	5 mph E
Wed 30	Overcast	60 / 87 °F	0	5 mph NE
Tue 29	Overcast	58 / 85 °F	0	4 mph W
Mon 28	Clear sky	54 / 84 °F	0	6 mph NW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Sunset BeachQuestions

What's the weather like today in Sunset Beach?

Light drizzle, from 51 °F to 77 °F, with a light breeze from the northeast (7 mph) and a 1% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Sunset Beach?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 8% (0.02 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 51 °F and a high of 78 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 4 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.21 inHg and steady: −0.05 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Sunset Beach?

The best time to visit Sunset Beach is from April to May and in October: highs of 74 °F to 82 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Sunset Beach in October?

In October, Sunset Beach normally sees highs of 77 °F and lows of 54 °F, with about 7 rainy days (3.42 in for the month) and 6 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 74 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Sunset Beach?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 90 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 36 °F. The wettest is August (7.26 in) and the driest, November.

When is hurricane season in Sunset Beach?

Hurricane season: from May to October, peaking in September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 34 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Sunset Beach, one or two a year; 16 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Chantal, in July 2025.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 8.3 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 8:28 pm (local time).

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