The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
28.8° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 36°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0.6
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
24
24
23
40
29
28
23
23
29
29
24
24
25
26
26
26
28
63
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
0
SW
5
SE
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
5
SW
15
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:59PM1.74m
12:34PM1.78m
00:41AM1.62m
1:20PM1.71m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.05m
6:16AM-0.00m
6:54PM0.17m
7:01AM0.10m
7:48PM0.28m
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cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:05
8:04
 mm
8
1
4
Temp °C
32
31
28
28
28
27
30
35
34
34
30
29
28
27
32
36
35
31
27
Feels °C
33
36
33
31
31
30
33
38
36
36
31
31
30
29
34
39
36
32
29
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