The Shoals Surf Break

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

Issued: 7 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
29.5° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

The Shoals surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Shoals today (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 12PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (06 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.3
ESE
8
1
SE
4
1.4
SE
5
1.3
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
SE
5
1.1
SE
4
1.4
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
SE
9
1
SE
4
1.3
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
19
13
13
34
91
83
45
32
23
19
18
41
106
64
38
20
16
25
61
34
80
62
40
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
20
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:22PM1.80m
1:36AM1.76m
2:13PM1.85m
2:28AM1.71m
3:09PM1.91m
Low Tide
7:21AM0.24m
7:44PM0.41m
8:11AM0.21m
8:47PM0.41m
9:05AM0.18m
9:52PM0.39m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:28
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:28
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
8:30
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:30
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:30
—
8:30
 mm
1
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
26
26
30
33
31
31
30
29
27
27
30
33
31
31
31
29
27
27
31
33
32
31
31
28
Feels °C
29
29
31
34
31
31
31
31
30
30
32
34
31
32
32
30
28
29
34
34
32
30
31
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
E
6
—
0.2
ESE
9
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
9
—
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.9
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
1.1
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
Energy kJ
25
19
11
13
1
—
8
45
32
23
19
16
—
16
15
38
20
16
14
2
2
2
62
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
E
5
—
—
—
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
—
—
—
—
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
—
—
0.1
E
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
13
13
13
1
—
—
—
7
7
7
9
—
—
—
—
15
15
15
25
—
—
2
15
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
0.1
E
7
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
ESE
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
E
11
—
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
—
—
—
0.1
E
11
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
15
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
2
2
—
—
—
2
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SSE
5
1
SE
4
1.4
SE
5
1.3
SSE
5
—
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.6
SE
5
1.1
SE
4
1.4
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
—
0.6
SE
9
1
SE
4
1.3
SE
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.3
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
1
8
34
91
83
—
1
1
1
18
41
106
64
1
1
1
—
61
34
80
43
1
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The Shoals
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
429
444
2040
2040
589
1626
39
0
83
253
181
823
1328
83
81
181
67
231
64
765
713
1461
126
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
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(10 max)
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