The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
29.4° C
0.8° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 6PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
26
54
13
19
13
13
15
16
16
16
24
22
15
14
14
13
16
15
18
32
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
SSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
W
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
NNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
20
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:57PM1.56m
3:58AM1.34m
4:56PM1.58m
4:58AM1.35m
5:51PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.28m
10:39PM0.40m
10:30AM0.27m
11:33PM0.37m
11:23AM0.24m
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
7:59
 mm
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
29
31
29
30
29
27
26
26
30
33
33
33
26
27
27
26
29
32
31
31
29
Feels °C
33
32
30
31
32
29
29
29
32
35
34
33
27
29
30
29
31
35
31
33
30
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