The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
29.6° C
1.1° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
1.1
SE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
0.7
SE
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
25
25
31
30
39
59
73
27
23
23
39
39
69
79
22
19
23
28
35
45
16
29
27
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
20
SW
10
ENE
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:40AM1.66m
6:25PM2.13m
6:46AM1.71m
7:27PM2.20m
7:48AM1.77m
8:25PM2.25m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.28m
12:02PM0.02m
1:02AM0.20m
1:03PM-0.04m
2:00AM0.10m
2:02PM-0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:29
 mm
1
7
3
11
Temp °C
27
27
26
30
33
33
30
30
25
25
25
30
33
31
26
26
26
25
25
29
32
27
25
26
Feels °C
28
28
27
32
33
33
30
31
26
27
27
32
35
32
27
27
29
28
28
32
35
27
27
27
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