Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
27.2°C
0.9° 

The 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 The Shoals today (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 7AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
2.3
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
3
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
147
147
147
167
145
119
97
148
266
311
553
699
946
890
1064
1033
761
572
408
407
337
319
355
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
SE
20
SE
20
E
30
E
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
20
E
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:06AM1.72m
7:26PM1.73m
7:54AM1.79m
8:10PM1.71m
8:39AM1.83m
8:52PM1.67m
Low Tide
00:58AM-0.16m
1:23PM-0.20m
1:45AM-0.22m
2:14PM-0.22m
2:28AM-0.25m
3:00PM-0.22m
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thunderstorm
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7:22
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7:22
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7:24
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7:01
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7:00
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 mm
1
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1
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1
2
1
1
3
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1
5
10
9
5
6
4
4
4
1
1
3
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
25
22
22
24
23
23
23
25
26
26
26
26
28
29
27
27
27
Feels °C
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
25
22
21
22
19
21
21
25
27
27
27
27
29
30
27
28
28
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