The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
28.7° C
0.2° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 12AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
SE
6
0.2
E
9
0.9
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
33
7
7
7
6
6
9
6
21
16
14
16
22
48
45
37
37
47
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:32PM1.87m
10:50AM1.71m
11:08PM1.82m
11:30AM1.74m
Low Tide
4:16PM0.14m
4:51AM0.09m
4:56PM0.15m
5:26AM0.08m
5:39PM0.18m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:19
 mm
2
1
3
1
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
31
30
27
28
27
27
30
32
30
29
27
26
25
26
27
26
24
24
24
Feels °C
34
32
30
32
31
31
34
34
32
31
30
28
27
27
27
25
24
24
25
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