The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
28.7° C
0.0° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 37°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
31
31
21
21
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
15
25
18
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SE
10
ESE
25
SE
35
SSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:13PM1.83m
7:16AM1.54m
7:57PM1.87m
8:03AM1.58m
8:39PM1.89m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.34m
1:32PM0.24m
2:26AM0.28m
2:16PM0.20m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
33
32
31
28
28
27
31
32
32
30
30
29
28
28
31
33
30
28
28
Feels °C
36
35
33
31
31
30
35
33
33
31
32
31
31
32
35
36
31
26
28
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