The Shoals surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 02 May 2026 EDT
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The Shoals surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
23.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Shoals today?

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (02 May)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
0
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
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.9
E
8
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
33
32
31
30
45
50
98
58
65
82
88
77
75
82
43
70
59
45
45
20
29
103
91
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
N
5
S
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:23AM1.64m
9:50PM1.91m
10:00AM1.61m
10:27PM1.86m
10:38AM1.57m
11:04PM1.82m
Low Tide
3:40AM0.10m
3:33PM0.11m
4:18AM0.14m
4:07PM0.16m
4:55AM0.20m
4:42PM0.21m
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
6:39
6:39
6:39
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8:04
8:04
8:05
8:06
2
23
7
4
Temp °C
20
20
21
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
17
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
23
15
15
15
14
15
13
12
14
16
15
15
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
S
6
0.3
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
34
33
32
31
30
29
29
51
58
17
15
3
5
6
1
14
70
59
7
11
20
11
31
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
SE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
5
6
7
2
1
4
5
16
17
1
3
3
1
1
1
7
1
5
2
18
13
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
8
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
1
5
3
1
3
2
2
1
1
7
6
7
6
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.9
E
8
0.9
ESE
7
Energy kJ
18
19
45
50
98
65
82
88
77
75
82
43
32
45
45
18
29
103
91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
70
13
58
389
407
246
67
372
436
384
372
390
724
645
1072
461
452
67
724
1078
1087
1239
1440
1440
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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