The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
27.1°C
1.3° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 5PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
E
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
28
21
58
60
62
61
62
43
54
54
40
47
74
173
164
158
110
143
109
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:05AM1.77m
11:24PM1.63m
11:50AM1.78m
00:08AM1.56m
12:39PM1.77m
Low Tide
5:23PM-0.02m
5:37AM-0.13m
6:12PM0.04m
6:23AM-0.10m
7:09PM0.12m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:47
7:46
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
31
31
29
30
31
30
30
31
30
30
30
30
31
29
30
30
30
28
28
28
27
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