Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.9° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 9PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1.1
SSE
5
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
SE
6
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
58
47
48
64
57
49
93
82
73
64
62
49
47
31
30
22
18
18
12
12
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:39AM1.83m
8:52PM1.67m
9:22AM1.83m
9:32PM1.61m
10:02AM1.79m
10:11PM1.54m
Low Tide
3:00PM-0.22m
3:08AM-0.24m
3:43PM-0.18m
3:46AM-0.20m
4:24PM-0.11m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
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7:24
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7:00
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6:59
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6:58
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 mm
2
1
1
2
2
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Temp °C
28
30
30
29
28
26
25
25
24
28
30
27
24
23
21
21
25
29
30
28
27
Feels °C
30
31
31
32
30
28
27
28
24
26
28
26
23
22
20
20
23
26
27
27
26
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