Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.30° N 75.10° W

Outside Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outside Shoals sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Outside Shoals today (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Outside Shoals at 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

Table - waves today at Outside Shoals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
319
273
288
235
196
194
245
260
155
198
83
91
93
83
78
55
57
56
81
81
106
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:50PM1.19m
7:14AM1.39m
7:35PM1.18m
8:00AM1.46m
8:20PM1.16m
Low Tide
12:47PM0.05m
00:58AM0.02m
1:36PM-0.00m
1:40AM-0.03m
2:24PM-0.03m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
12
12
10
11
9
10
9
10
11
10
9
9
10
15
15
14
13
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