The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
29.0° C
0.4° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 36°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.5
S
4
0.2
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
20
20
43
15
25
13
13
13
14
32
12
12
12
11
16
17
11
6
5
10
3
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SE
20
SSE
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
S
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
5
SW
15
SE
30
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:03AM1.58m
8:39PM1.89m
8:47AM1.62m
9:18PM1.90m
9:29AM1.65m
9:55PM1.89m
Low Tide
2:26AM0.28m
2:16PM0.20m
3:05AM0.22m
2:57PM0.17m
3:41AM0.16m
3:37PM0.15m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
5
1
3
10
Temp °C
28
27
30
32
31
30
30
28
27
27
32
36
35
26
26
25
25
25
28
32
28
25
25
Feels °C
32
32
34
35
32
31
30
29
28
28
33
37
38
26
28
25
27
26
28
34
30
24
27
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