The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
28.7°C
1.2° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 8PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.9
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.3
NE
8
2.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
20
20
19
18
11
21
19
31
84
136
256
325
420
489
472
485
537
550
684
846
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
10
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:01PM1.55m
6:14AM1.44m
6:48PM1.62m
7:03AM1.54m
7:31PM1.66m
Low Tide
11:43AM0.14m
00:29AM0.12m
12:35PM0.06m
1:12AM0.01m
1:23PM-0.03m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:21
7:20
 mm
2
3
2
1
4
4
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
24
23
23
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
30
30
29
29
30
30
29
29
28
26
25
25
25
25
22
20
20
21
21
21
20
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