The Shoals surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 May 2026 EDT
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The Shoals surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
25.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Shoals today?

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (21 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (21 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.6
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
80
80
80
101
111
57
57
55
73
72
157
143
140
140
179
53
55
51
125
136
125
103
50
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:35AM2.11m
1:05PM1.78m
1:30AM2.01m
2:03PM1.78m
2:25AM1.91m
3:03PM1.79m
Low Tide
7:02AM0.12m
7:12PM0.16m
8:02AM0.17m
8:18PM0.25m
9:00AM0.20m
9:24PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:16
8:16
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
24
23
23
26
27
26
26
25
25
25
24
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
27
28
27
26
26
27
26
26
28
27
25
26
26
26
27
26
28
27
25
25
27
27
27
27
29
28
26
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.1
E
14
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
SE
5
0.7
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
80
80
80
80
101
4
57
57
55
33
72
157
143
53
51
51
125
136
48
50
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.7
ESE
8
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
73
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
SE
5
Energy kJ
111
9
16
29
40
24
140
140
179
51
55
32
125
103
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
387
713
13
13
13
185
1487
1325
1586
822
13
13
13
13
796
805
793
776
83
13
13
13
756
765
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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