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The Shoals Surf Forecast
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The Shoals surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 30 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
27.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Shoals today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 12PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Shoals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | |
35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 32 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:13AM1.65m | 8:47PM1.98m | 8:54AM1.65m | 9:27PM1.97m | 9:35AM1.63m | 10:05PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.27m | 2:27PM0.24m | 3:17AM0.27m | 3:05PM0.25m | 3:56AM0.28m | 3:41PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | 8:22 |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
 kJ | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 32 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | NE 5 | — | E 9 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | E 13 | ESE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | E 7 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 231 | 181 | 231 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 614 | 895 | 895 | 387 | 878 | 1613 | 181 | 181 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 67 | 103 | 17 | 126 | 148 | 39 |
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