The Shoals Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North Florida, USA)

Forecast
- Hourly Forecast
- 16 Day Forecast
Maps
Live
Weather State
Spot Information

The Shoals Surf Guide

The Shoals in North Florida is an exposed sandbar break that has unreliable waves with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds are from the west. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the east southeast. Rarely crowded here. Beware of - Urchins - Rips / undertow - Man-made danger (buoys etc.) - Localism - Pollution - Sharks - Shark protected.

The Shoals Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	3	inconsistent	23.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing The Shoals:

The best conditions reported for surf at The Shoals occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf The Shoals (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing The Shoals with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 36% of the time in July while 53% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 11% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

36%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

53%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

11%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore The Shoals Location Map

Interactive The Shoals surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to The Shoals is Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) in USA, 28 km (17 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to The Shoals is Jacksonville Nas Airport (NIP), also in USA, 35 km (22 miles) away.

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

The Shoals Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 13:17 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ESE	ENE
Period (s)	8	8	5	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at The Shoals

Current tide and informaton

For Little Talbot Island, Florida, 1 km from The Shoals.

Next High Water: 11:04pm | 1.82m

Next Low Water: 04:42pm | 0.21m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

The Shoals Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 21.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (23.0 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 23.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite