Little Shoal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 9.65° N 82.73° W

Issued: 6 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Little Shoal sea temperature is

29.2° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Little Shoal today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Shoal at 1AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s

Table - waves today at Little Shoal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	539	539	643	778	865	831	763	748	788	788	788	890	983	890	873	788	710	625	599	667	772	788	804	836
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNW	NNW	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	N	N	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	W	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:10PM0.46m				7:17AM0.18m				7:52PM0.49m				9:02AM0.14m				8:42PM0.52m					11:07AM0.13m
Low Tide					2:58AM0.12m			12:20PM0.13m					3:56AM0.07m			12:48PM0.12m						4:57AM0.04m


	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—
	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54
mm	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	—	1	1	2	—	1	3	6	3	2	5	8	3
Temp °C	29	28	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	28	27	26	26	26	27	29	28	27	27	27	26	25	24	25
Feels °C	33	33	32	31	31	31	32	33	33	32	31	29	29	29	30	32	31	31	32	32	30	29	28	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	539	539	643	778	865	831	763	748	788	788	788	890	983	890	873	788	710	625	599	667	772	788	804	836
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	First Beach (Wizard Beach) Bocas del Toro	Little Shoal Limon	Little Shoal Limon	Little Shoal Limon	Playa Negra Limon	Playa Negra Limon	Caca Rio Limon	Paunch Reef Bocas del Toro	Paunch Reef Bocas del Toro	Caca Rio Limon	Black Beach / Cahuita Limon	Playa Negra Limon	Playa Negra Limon	Playa Negra Limon	Caca Rio Limon	Caca Rio Limon	Caca Rio Limon	Caca Rio Limon	Little Shoal Limon	Little Shoal Limon	Little Shoal Limon	Little Shoal Limon	Little Shoal Limon	Little Shoal Limon
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	78	0	0	0	21	21	32	61	61	32	7	21	21	21	32	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)		3	3	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6

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