Shell Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.10° N 85.71° W

Issued: 6 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shell Island sea temperature is
28.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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


How big are the waves at Shell Island today (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shell Island at 11AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (22 Jun)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (22 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

Table - waves today at Shell Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.4
SW
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
15
17
19
20
17
16
16
21
21
23
19
18
15
19
19
11
1
1
4
8
11
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:46AM0.30m
5:38AM0.36m
5:55AM0.41m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.13m
4:26PM0.07m
4:59PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:46
7:46
7:46
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
26
26
25
28
30
29
30
29
29
Feels °C
29
30
31
32
30
30
30
29
30
29
30
31
29
29
28
28
29
28
32
32
30
32
32
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
Energy kJ
2
1
5
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
11
7
4
1
1
12
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
SW
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
17
15
17
19
20
17
16
16
21
21
23
19
18
15
19
19
11
4
8
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1608
1591
1782
2141
1030
1823
1358
1591
911
905
1325
1325
459
715
715
775
905
942
984
1030
1038
541
563
416
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
1
2
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
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