The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
29.1° C
0.6° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 12AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
49
53
42
29
29
16
67
67
65
77
41
41
43
37
73
89
89
89
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:45PM1.76m
3:44AM1.52m
4:40PM1.75m
4:39AM1.48m
5:35PM1.76m
Low Tide
10:22PM0.46m
10:17AM0.31m
11:16PM0.46m
11:07AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:24
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
29
28
28
28
27
27
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
26
29
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
30
29
30
30
30
31
33
31
30
29
29
30
31
30
32
30
30
30
30
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