The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
28.7°C
0.7° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
16
20
72
28
40
33
28
27
28
18
45
45
45
45
44
52
42
42
41
41
42
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
E
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
10
SW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:49AM1.83m
10:03PM1.75m
10:32AM1.81m
10:44PM1.66m
11:15AM1.75m
Low Tide
3:38AM-0.27m
4:05PM-0.23m
4:18AM-0.23m
4:49PM-0.15m
4:57AM-0.16m
5:33PM-0.03m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:34
7:31
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
4
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
28
31
29
29
28
27
26
26
30
32
30
30
28
28
27
27
30
32
31
30
30
Feels °C
30
30
32
34
31
31
30
30
29
29
33
35
32
32
29
31
30
31
34
34
32
31
32
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