The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
28.5°C
0.1° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
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
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.8
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.8
SE
4
1
SE
5
1
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
16
14
15
14
27
22
15
15
24
23
23
22
14
14
11
22
22
22
22
21
16
41
46
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
15
SE
25
SE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:55AM1.39m
6:41PM1.67m
6:47AM1.45m
7:26PM1.73m
7:35AM1.53m
8:08PM1.77m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.30m
12:15PM0.19m
1:10AM0.22m
1:05PM0.13m
1:52AM0.13m
1:51PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:57
7:54
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
30
32
29
29
28
28
27
26
29
31
29
30
29
27
27
26
29
31
29
29
29
Feels °C
30
31
29
34
34
29
31
32
31
29
28
31
32
30
32
32
29
30
28
32
32
30
29
29
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